Created, produced and hosted by former professional ballerina Miranda Esmonde-White, the continuing series CLASSICAL STRETCH: BY ESSENTRICS helps people of all ages and fitness levels rebalance their bodies, increase mobility and keep joints healthy and pain-free. Based on the fitness technique Essentrics, developed by Miranda, each 30-minute episode features a full-body workout with dynamic strengthening and stretching exercises: all-standing, all-floor or all-barre. In CLASSICAL STRETCH: BY ESSENTRICS XI, participants will notice an immediate increase in flexibility and a release of tension in their muscles after each episode-improving their posture and range of motion. Stress is released and aches and pains are soothed through the gradual unlocking of the entire body.
Showing airdates for Classical Stretch: By Essentrics from Tuesday, Mar. 21 to Tuesday, Mar. 28
Hamstring Stretches
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Did you know that having healthy, flexible hamstrings will improve your overall posture? Your hips and hamstrings directly impact your pelvis and back. This 23 minute Classical Stretch workout will strengthen and stretch your ribs, shoulders, and back while liberating and rebalancing your hips and hamstrings so that you can stand taller and sit straighter.
Upper Back Strength
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Get a strong, flexible upper back in this full body Classical Stretch workout. The standing exercises will help improve your posture and stretch your chest muscles. The floor exercises will strengthen the stabilizer hip muscles, and the isometric sit-ups will work the entire torso to help you gain a strong, flexible back.
Improve Your Posture
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Unlock your spine by stretching and lubricating connective tissue in your back, chest and core. By gently and effectively working on your range of motion, your joints in your spine, hips and feet will feel liberated, making you feel taller. This beginner, full-body workout is a great way to improve your posture at your own pace.
Leg Toning
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Release joint tension and activate the stabilizer muscles in your core and legs, while you stretch and strengthen all 650 muscles and tone your lower body. By working gently yet effectively, you'll also liberate your hips, which will help improve your gait and balance. This full-body standing and floor workout will leave your body feeling energized throughout the day.
Upper Back & Posture
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Increase your range of motion in your hips and shoulders to strengthen your upper back and improve your posture. In this episode specific isolation exercises are done to stabilize muscles and joints, and correct imbalances due to weaknesses that often occur after an injury or a sedentary lifestyle. Combined with large sweeping movements, this rejuvenating workout will rebalance your body, liberate your shoulders and improve your overall posture.
Back Pain Relief
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Moving the spine in all directions, the way it was designed to move, can help reduce back pain. In this easy-to-follow standing and barre workout you'll relieve tension in the lower back with posture and hip isolation exercises. Plus you'll release, stretch and strengthen your psoas and hamstrings to help keep you pain-free!
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