Movement for Back and Core Support

Movement for Back and Core Support

Developing a strong core can help support and manage back pain and tightness. The classes in this collection will support your spine health, increase mobility from your hips to your neck, relieve back pain and tension, and strengthen your full core to improve all activities of daily living. You'll find short classes to stretch specific areas, strength-based classes to build muscle and stabilize your core, and restorative practices to manage pain and release tension.

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Movement for Back and Core Support
  • Get Ready with Adrian | Full Body Functional Movement Class (9 Mins)

    Adrian designed this class to prepare you for movement. This is your go-to class to take before a game of tennis, hike, a round of golf, or any activity where you will be challenging yourself. Adrian will guide you through a series of ankle, knee, hip, and shoulder mobility drills, work on your b...

  • The Water Bearer | Strength & Conditioning Belly Dancing Class (24 Mins)

    This full-body belly dancing class will improve your overall muscle tone and strength. You will be introduced to the step-touch-step, the Turkish bump, the chest-circle, the liquid-arms, and the Egyptian figure-eight. You will finish with a powerful and empowering choreography sequence which will...

  • Mornings with Dom | Neck Mobility & Athletic Core Class (12 Mins)

    Dom starts this practice by guiding you through a series of neck mobility exercises designed to increase your range of motion, strength, posture, and alleviate tension. Next is a series of athletic core moves, Kneeling Hip Striders, Stationary High Knees, Eccentric Crunch Twists, Single Arm Front...

  • NEW | Core Essentials with Farinaz | Core-strengthening Class (4 Mins)

    Champion Kickboxer Farinaz takes you through her go-to core workout. You will move through three rounds of good mornings, rotational upper body twists, and seated leg lift. These essential moves will work your full core and leave you feeling powerful. Tap into your inner strength by integrating t...

  • Learn Push Up with Adrian (2 Mins)

    Bring your body to all fours, wrists below your shoulders and knees behind your hips. Engage your core throughout this plank-like movement. Raise up onto your toes with your heels together, keeping a neutral spine. Unlock your elbows, bending them while you slowly lower your chest through your ar...

  • Ballet Arms with Livona | Beginner Dance Class (21 Mins)

    Professional ballet & contemporary dancer Livona introduces you to the basic arm movements in classical ballet, known as port de bras. This class begins with a warm up to prepare your upper body before Livona guides you through various port de bras movements. You will learn the correct technique,...

  • Middays with Leo | Adaptive Upper Body HIIT Class (18 Mins)

    Join Leo for a challenging adaptive Tabata class. Tabata is a type of HIIT training that breaks a workout down into clearly defined intervals. Leo will take you through 35 seconds of upper body work and 10 seconds of rest, featuring various moves from multiple sports including swimming, boxing, h...

  • Functional Movement Class with Amanda | Level 1 (5 Mins)

    Amanda guides you through an intentional series of full-body movements designed to help you move better in your daily life. You will fluidly move through spinal rolls, twisting, a core warm up, glute work, wrist and chest stretches, and finish with your expression of playful animal movements.

  • Power Up | Strength & Conditioning Dance Class | Level 1 (30 Mins)

    Power Up with Formation Studio is focused on learning foundational movements for form, increasing the intensity, and adding the tempo of the music. This will increase your endurance and coordination for dance and life. This class focuses on four fundamental movement patterns: Hinge, Lunge, Upper ...

  • Evenings with Dom | Athletic Mobility & Core Class (11 Mins)

    A relaxing mobility and core-focused class to wind down your evening, Dom leads you through Warrior Pose, Standing Knee Raise, Squat and Reach, Side Plank Dips, the Patrick Step, Calf Raises, Ankle Stretches, Dead Bugs, and finishing with a restorative rest pose. Make sure you are near a wall for...

  • Morning Stretch with Amanda | Gentle Functional Stretch Class (6 Mins)

    Amanda guides you through a full body morning activation routine made up of moves she does every morning to gently wake up her body and prepare for the day ahead. This is a short and sweet class you can build into your own routine, especially on those mornings you are short on time.

    Start with f...

  • Feel Heroic with Farinaz | Full-Body Kickboxing Class (4 Mins)

    Join world champion Farinaz Lari for a 4-minute kickboxing class. Warm up with a series of deep breaths, upper body stretches, and dynamic foot movements, followed by a fun full-body workout that will increase your muscle tone and build cardiovascular endurance. All you need is a little space to ...

  • Healthy Spine with Amanda | Foundational Yoga Class (10 Mins)

    Healthy Spine focuses on the strength and health of our spines. In our everyday lives, we rarely articulate our spine through its full range of motion. This practice will leave you refreshed and is a great supplement to sitting for long periods of time. It is also a great practice to do if you sp...

  • Lord of the Fishes with Kate | Full Body Yoga Class (25 Mins)

    Kate guides you through this creative and flowing Lord of the Fishes sequence. This class uses rolling, circular movements fueled by your breath to lengthen and open your spine, shoulders, and hips. Some of these poses might be new or challenging for you, you can always take time to pause the vid...

  • Contemporary Floor with Livona | Beginner Dance Class (8 Mins)

    Introduce yourself to a new style of movement today, contemporary dance! Take it to the ground with Livona to learn new shapes that will develop your coordination and sense of spatial awareness. This class encourages you to be vulnerable, childlike, and graceful. Play with gentle curves to create...

  • Sunbird with Kate | Core-strengthening Yoga Class (24 Mins)

    This class will awaken your deep core, mobilize your spine, and leave you feeling energized. Kate will prepare you to flow through Sunbird & Gate, strong dynamic poses that work on coordination, balance, and internal strength. This is Episode 201 of Namaste Yoga.

  • NEW | Take a Load Off with Lydia | Upper Body Yoga Class (29 Mins)

    Give your shoulders a relaxing break with this upper body yoga class. Lydia will guide you through moves to provide your shoulders relief from their usual weight-bearing position and mobilize your muscles and joints to improve your range of motion. This class focuses on opening the front of the c...

  • Morning Activation with Amanda | Core Breathing Class (5 Mins)

    Start your morning off with this simple and powerful class to activate your core. It can be done from a chair or seated on the ground. Amanda will guide you through 360 degrees breathing and pelvic floor exercises, working through strength-building retentions and dynamic speed-holds. You will fi...

  • NEW | Shoulders That Last with Lydia | Upper Body Yoga Class (35 Mins)

    Release tension in your shoulders by stretching and strengthening them gently with Lydia. The movements you perform in this class will help to restore your posture by activating your upper back and loosening your chest, leaving you feeling more upright and ready to perform activities more efficie...

  • Mornings with Leo | Energizing Adaptive Stretch Class (11 Mins)

    Leo leads you through an adaptive stretch class that will wake up your upper body and neck. Move through a series of wrist, shoulder, tricep, neck, and upper back stretches before finishing the class with an energizing Tai Chi breathing exercise. This class can be done from your chair or any seat...

  • Twist with Amanda | Yoga Foundations Class (4 Mins)

    Twists introduce a new way of moving the spine, not just through a forward bend / backbend, but side to side. They are great for spinal health and can be very calming for the nervous system.

  • Learn Bird Dog with Adrian (2 Mins)

    Come to all fours, with your hands directly below your shoulders and knees slightly behind your hips. Grounded here, round your spine downwards, and then towards the ceiling. Find your neutral spine between these positions before moving forward; your back should remain perfectly straight througho...

  • Learn Cat-Cow with Kate (5 Mins)

    Cat-Cow is a great pose for the spine and circulation. This pose engages your arms, shoulders, core, and pelvis, and will ultimately help you stand taller and move stronger in your life.

  • Evenings with Leo | Restorative Adaptive Stretch Class (9 Mins)

    Leo designed this adaptive stretch class to restore and refresh you especially if you have been sitting all day. Move through a series of groin, hip, and shoulder stretches and restorative spinal mobility poses. Leo uses his wheelchair and a foam pad as props during the class, but the exercises c...