Exercise of the Week Archives - Mike Luque Training

Stepping figure 8s, from the Gyrotonic Upper Body Opening series

Gyrotonic Figure 8s with Stepping: Master Balance & ADLs

Train for Real Life: Master Balance & Proprioception with Stepping Figure 8s.

Challenge Your Body's Internal GPS to Prevent Falls During Daily Activities.

In almost every session I teach, I have my clients on their feet for at least one exercise. Most Activities of Daily Living are done when you're on your feet so your training should prepare you for real life. Stepping, being one of the 7 Primal Movements, is an essential activity to train. A big upper body stretch while stepping really challenges balance and proprioception (awareness of the position and movement of the body).

Bicycles from the Leg Lift series on the Gyrotonic Ladder

Exercise of the Week – Bicycles from the Ladder Leg Lift Series

Leg Lift Bicycles: Your Key to a Stronger Core and Better Posture.

Combat Forward Head Posture & Low Back Pain with This Total Body Exercise.

The GYROTONIC® Ladder is a core strengthening masterpiece. Depending on how you place yourself on the Ladder, you'll strengthen your core with a focus in one of the three planes of motion: front to back, side to side or with rotation. And while you're moving in one of the planes of motion (sometimes two), you have the stabilize your body in the other plane(s). You're getting active and static core strength and every exercise is total body.