Bestbodies Training

04/05/2026

We love this -

-Pike push up-

Who said bodyweight is easy?
This might look easy but
Believe me it’s far from it

This one hits the shoulders
And is a challenge for the wrists that seem to become problematic if we don’t keep working at it.

A great one for lengthening the
Posterior chain

Try keeping the legs straight if
Your hamstrings will let you 😉

30/04/2026

Consistency, commitment to doing the small things and understanding that change doesn’t happen overnight is key to change. Whether it’s changing behaviour or reaching a fitness/exercise goal.

Baby steps: One of my goals is to improve the range of motion/depth of my squat.

Coming along ……..

Keep at it. Whatever IT is for you 💖

27/04/2026

We love this -

-prone swimmers

Great one to work
Shoulder mobility
Uses all those little
Shoulder stabilisers-
infraspinatus
Teres minor and major
Helps to enhance good
Posture and strengthen
The spinal erectors

Adding in a static leg lift will also
Hit the glutes and help
Strengthen the lower back but
Only use this version I as long as
You are lower back pain free whilst
Performing this move

Enjoy 💖

24/04/2026

Lest we forget

We honour the fallen by caring for the living ♥️

🇦🇺

24/04/2026

A little yielding drill -

Release & catch db
As you yield into that
Soft squat jump
(And that view 😍👌🏼)

Our tissues need to be able to tolerate load as well as to yield and be springy. As we age and once we go through menopause our connective tissue has the propensity to become stiff and unyielding.

There’s a few strategies to help maintain its elasticity such as these yielding drills, multi directional, mobility & myofascial exercises, good hydration and collagen supplements may also help.

Most importantly - KEEP MOVING!!!!!!

Much love 💖

20/04/2026

We love this -

- Side lying single arm cable pull-down

This is a great one to promote thoracic mobility as well as creating space through the posterior ribcage/back and promoting scapular movement across the posterior ribcage
All this and that rotation above the hip line also playing into a little internal/external rotation of the hips.
Oh and a little ab work too.

16/04/2026

Power is yet another component to take into consider when designing a lifestyle program to set yourself up for a strong, confident and capable path into healthy aging-

Training power enhances strength, mobility, reaction time, type 2 muscle fibres and of course balance and proprioception.

Now that’s winning on many levels and whilst it might be daunting to start, it doesn’t have to be box jumps and ball slams straight away. Start small (think shallow depth jumps-or step downs, or sit to stomp and stand/jump)

Move your body……

13/04/2026

We love this -

-breath work-

This breath exercise
Specifically working on
- Posterior pelvic expansion/relaxation
- creating expansion through breathing into the back
- addressing right sided glute tension by creating more compression on the right side with the Coregeous ball

Breath work can temporarily assist in optimising your session. If done consistently over time this type of approach to addressing postural inconsistencies, along with structured programming may help to create long term changes.

08/04/2026

Let’s talk about agility.

We lose agility as we age unless we work at it.

This is especially true in menopausal women who lose fast twitch fibres due to hormonal/body composition changes but we need those fast twitch muscles to help initiate power and quick reaction time.

Transferring this to real life this is super crucial to reacting in a real life situation where maybe we need to jump out of the way of a moving object, animal, human. We need the power and the quick reaction to do this.

Try short sprints, skipping, rope slams, wall ball chest passes, boxing etc. or take up a sport that requires agility such as tennis, basketball, netball, pickle ball etc

Incorporating agility into your exercise regime might not be the funnest thing but it’s definitely an essential part to a well balanced exercise routine.

Have fun and mix it up.

Much love 💖

07/04/2026

02/04/2026

There’s a lot to consider when it comes to building and maintaining a resilient body: Strength, mobility, flexibility, endurance, agility, power, fitness, and the list goes on.

One element to building a resilient body is the ability to tolerate load through our tissues. One way to promote this is through isometric holds. Either with or without load as shown here with an unloaded wall sit (all legs) and a banded hinge hold (this covers legs/glutes and back-bang for your buck)

Smart programming will cover all the bases.