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At 75 minutes long with more than 25 unique moves (plus variations) using the Tensatoner™ to target the muscles of the upper legs, hips and glutes… this is the biggest video to date. I just couldn’t stop creating! 

Exercises in this series focus on all the major muscles of the upper leg (adductor, abductors, quads, hammies…) hips and glutes, while also venturing into lower leg, lower abs and low back territory by default. 

In addition to the larger gluteal muscles, the moves in this series target the ‘deep six’ lateral and external leg-movers that serve to control internal and external rotation of the hip, as well as helping to keeping the head of the femur centered in the socket. These deeper, smaller muscles support the pelvic floorand align your entire leg, by stabilizing it in the hip joint, especially in weight bearing positions.

One more key element I wanted to bring to the series was to work the often misunderstood hip flexors, because restricted or weak hip flexor muscles show up in less activation of the glutes. When hip flexors aren’t functioning properly, compensations occur which may work in the short-term, but will eventually reduce performance and can increase the likelihood of injury.

With loads of fun, functional exercises to choose from, and a mix of strength and mobility variations you will have ample opportunity to find favorites that are sure to become staples of your workout. 

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This 57 minute video takes you through a unique and innovative series of exercises using the compression springs of the Tensatoner™ to target the corset of your body. 

The core consists of no fewer than 29 muscles which form the corset of your body (straight, oblique and deep abdominal muscles; straight and deep back muscles; and the large and small glute muscles). These corset muscles not only protect your internal organs and spine, they also stabilize the body, improve flexibility and reduce risk of injuries. 

While Pilates and traditional exercise routines emphasize abdominal muscles, many are under-trained in favor of others. In fact, weak oblique muscles have been found to be a cause of lower-back issues in 60% - 80% of adults with chronic back pain. Not only do strong obliques reduce this lower-back pain, they help improve posture and balance.

With complimentary exercises to Pilates and traditional workout routines, this series makes sure that none of your core/corset muscles are left behind.

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While it might seem strange to purposely target a movement series toward asymmetry, it's the essential way our bodies naturally operate; so to maximize function and performance it's important to train the body as it was designed. Asymmetry is even more obvious in athletics (golf, tennis, boxing, etc.) and even seemingly symmetrical activities (walking, running, cycling, etc.) are actually coordinated one-sided movements with alternating contractions of the muscles of stabilization synchronized with muscles of momentum.

Using the Tensatoner™ tool to create asymmetrical loads and balance through more than 20 unique exercises and variations, this series trains the core muscles to work in harmony with the extremities. As the spine is made up of a series of flexible joints, and is not a singular hinge joint; we must train the muscles supporting the spine in ways that use our core to inhibit spinal motion and transfer power. The bottom line is that functional asymmetry abounds, so training our bodies by placing it under an asymmetrical load will train the core as it was organically designed. 

"If you are not training for function, you are training for dysfunction".

William Morgan, DC, American Chiropractic Association

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This 33 min video takes you through exercises using the Tensatoner™ as a strengthening and mobility tool for maintaining the integrity of the arches and joints of your feet, including the muscles in the ankle and lower leg. These muscles influence the alignment of the entire kinetic chain (knees, hips, back, etc.)and you will feel the work of these exercises up through your glutes and inner thighs as well! 

Splaying, grabbing, rocking and rolling through your toes and arches in all planes of movement; along with a few familiar exercises these movements are new and unique to the design of the Tensatoner™.  Your Tensatootsies will thank you! 

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This video takes you through a series of exercises using the tactile resistance of the Tensatoner™ to help create a conscious breathing experience. The sequence works on strengthening the muscles that expand or compress the thoracic and abdominal cavities and also targeting deep muscles that help in forceful expiration like the intercostals and subcostals. 

All muscles that are attached to the human rib cage have the inherent potential to influence a breathing action and so the series works to touch on as many of these as possible. The work is deep but the tone of this video is calm and a nice soother to start of end a day.

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This 24 minute series is supported by the athletic axiom: ‘where the head goes the body will follow’. 

Balancing the head's 10-12 pound weight in a neutral position atop our cervical spine falls to the muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the neck and tends to be taken for granted in our training routines. 

Using a creative combination of isometric, isotonic and full body exercises this series look to help build muscle, strength, balance and range of motion in the neck and cervical spine. (I've even added a little gentle jaw-strengthening to improve range of motion and also to ease symptoms of tension-held there.) 

In today's tech-heavy culture "text neck" and other postural disturbances ripple all the way through the body, including affecting our breathing. Muscles in the neck are involved in almost every breath we take so when they are weak or out of balance our breathing is affected. By strengthening and mobilizing the neck and cervical spine we foster dynamic stability and postural alignment which both aid in proper respiration.

Overall, 20+ minutes of added attention to the region of the head and neck, goes a long way toward preparing for bigger Pilates and sports actions, improved endurance and posture, and even respiration.

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 This 23 min video takes you through a workout series targeting the shoulder complex and the surrounding muscles. Because of the vast range of motion of the shoulder complex (the most mobile joint in the human body), the moves included take the arms through as many directions as possible to work the shoulders toward increased joint stability.

The scapular muscles provide a stable base for shoulder movement and a key force in that stability and mobility are the muscles that 'wrap around' the torso (lower traps, rhomboids, serratus anterior, pecs, etc.) so the series also draws attention to the trunk muscles, as well as making sure to hit the smaller, crucial rotator cuff muscles.

Overall, this is a great series to strengthen the upper body and to draw your mind into working through the shoulders with more awareness and better form during any Pilates, or conventional, exercise routine to follow. 

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This 32 min video takes you through an intensive series of moves to strengthen the power and precision-gripping muscles of the hands and fingers. Plus grip strength is a marker of overall muscle strength, with almost all the muscles that move your wrists and hands located in your forearms.

Wrist strengthening, along with grip strength, is a component of virtually every upper body strength move. Working your wrists plays a major role in stabilizing your arms in so many Pilates exercises where your hands are wrapped around bars and poles. Stronger wrists translate to improved function in your elbows and shoulders, particularly with exercises like push-ups, pull-ups, and triceps-dips.

In addition, this series works the intrinsic muscles in the hand that define their arches, bend the knuckles, and oppose with the thumbs. The finger strengthening exercises contained within are designed to build some of the muscles needed for managing things like a pencil (remember pencils?) as well as other precision finger movements.

Similar to the way you dedicate yourself to your total-body workouts, you'll be best-served by giving the same level of attention to your hands. After all, the hands are the most used part of the body. 

Note: This video should not be used by people with inflammation or serious joint damage unless recommended by a healthcare professional. 

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This 40 minute video uses the Wall as an upright support for your body, and also to simulate a vertical mat; changing the leverage aspects of exercises often performed on the floor.

By using the compression springs, unique to the Tensatoner™, in Wall exercises that are otherwise straight forward (e.g. a wall sit, or a side bend) you are increasing muscular stability and balance, as well as increasing proprioception. This new proprioceptive awareness can then be transferred to your Pilates workouts off the wall.

Deceptively simple-looking, these 12 or so moves make for a challenging series that can be run through in its entirety, or exercises can be cherry-picked for use in your own sequence creations.

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