FULL BODY - MUSCLE ACTIVATION & YOGA FOR RUNNERS

FULL BODY - MUSCLE ACTIVATION & YOGA FOR RUNNERS

Are you a runner who wants to move better and avoid injuries? Would you like to learn about muscle compensatory patterns and how to manage and avoid them?

Be Activated - Muscle Activation focuses on identifying your muscle compensatory patterns and by activating your muscles to work in the correct sequence at the right time. The aim is to improve your running performance, increase your power output, and reduce the risk of common running injuries such as knee pain, shin splints, groin pain, IT band syndrome, and plantar fasciitis.
9 Tutorials, 9 Movement & Stretch Classes and 3 PDF downloads.

Enjoy muscle activations, improved strength and flexibility, breath and mental focus and yoga & stretch classes, after a hard run.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced runner, this approach will help you to get the best out of your training.
With Anatomy sessions, tutorials and classes to support your mind and your body as you train. You'll witness the positive impact it can have on your running journey immediately.
Start your transformation today and become a stronger, more resilient runner.

FULL BODY - MUSCLE ACTIVATION & YOGA FOR RUNNERS
  • HOW WE MOVE INTRODUCTION

  • HOW STRESS AFFECTS US

    This tutorial introduces the priories of survival and how the way we breathe, think & move will affect the way the body responds to stress.

  • 1. THE ZONES

    The Zones represent muscle groups and how we Activate them in a particular sequence. There are common injury patterns that correspond with the numbers. You can find these in the PDF

  • 2. TUTORIAL - DIAPHRAGM RELEASE FOR BETTER ENERGY

    Releasing your respiratory diaphragm is simple when you know how.
    Bev will walk you through the diaphragm release and guide you into some simple breathing exercises that are designed to create better volume, power and energy. Once you free up the diaphragm the muscles between your ribs will be a...

  • 3. TUTORIAL - POWER UP YOUR PELVIS - ZONE 1

  • 4. TUTORIAL STOP KNEE PAIN - ZONE 2

    If you want to learn why your hamstrings become tight and your quadriceps feel like lead, then this class will really set you on the road to increase your power and speed and to save your knees, hips and your back from ground force impact injuries.

    If your hamstrings are tight or you quads burn...

  • 5. TUTORIAL - SMASH SHINSPLINTS & TIGHT CALF MUSCLES - ZONE 3

    Coming soon...

  • 6. TUTORIAL - BETTER BALANCE

    When your lateral slings are working well you will find that you have more stability in balance and weight transfer. Essential for those balance postures and transitions in yoga classes and a must for hill walks and slippery trails,

  • 7. TUTORIAL - ROTATION & RECOIL

    Have your ever wondered why you can rotate more on one side than the other? Or maybe your side bend isn't even on both sides. Well tune in because this session will furnish you with a clear understanding of why.

    The Posterior Oblique sling is responsible for rotation and for transferring power ...

  • 8. TUTORIAL - ABDOMINALS

    The abs work best in rotation and in this short video we learn how to Activate them and test a few simple movements. The yoga class that accompanies this presentation will explore breath, rotation and stability in a variety of postures.

  • 9. TUTORIAL SHOULDER RELEASES - ZONE 3

  • SPINE & HIP MOBILITY

    In this class we move through kneeling lunges and Cat/Cow pose whilst activating Zone 1. You'll quickly become aware of your spinal and pelvis mobility. We check in with the hamstrings during the leg extension phase to make sure that they don't give your butt an excuse to sleep.
    You'll quickly l...

  • GLUTE POWER

    In this short practice we use the bridge pose to check if your butt muscles are switched on and your hip flexors are functioning properly, Many runners and athletes get knee pain because the muscles in the legs are over working and are compensating for the muscle of the pelvis.

    Once you activa...

  • HIP STRENGTHENING

    A 15 minute class using Zone 1 Activations to connect your breath to your hip flexors and to switch on your butt muscles. We work through flexion and extension postures like bridge and boat pose, sphinx & locust variations, to experience the different ways that the Activations can influence the...

  • YOGA - HAMMIES & QUADS

    Lovely long stretches & muscle activations with breath work to ease out the tensioning your quads and hamstrings after a day in the hills or pounding the pavements.

  • YOGA - CALF LOVE

    If you suffer with tight calf muscles, ankle tightness or shin splints, this 20 minute sequence will create better blood flow, greater flexibility and improve your range of movement in your lower leg.

  • YOGA - BALANCE AND TWISTS

    We begin this session with a 9 minute Activation sequence before moving into deeper yoga postures for balance, hip rotation and side beds. As you move you'll be able to feel how the Activations work to reset and reconnect your body and mind.

  • YOGA - SHOULDER FOCUS

    Join me as I guide you through the Muscle Activations zone by zone, inviting you to check in with your body and explore how these activations can promote a sense of balance throughout your entire being. Experience the transformative power of mindful movement and embrace greater inner harmony and ...

  • YOGA VINYASA - ZONE 1-3 - Zoom Quality

    Strong but accessible postures to add a bit of spice to your leg work and balance.
    As you work through sun salutations, warriors and eagle you will activate through the Zones 1-3 touching on lateral sling and shoulders towards the end of the practice.
    Zoom quality vid,

  • VINYASA YOGA

    In this practice we move from the pelvic muscle activations into deep hamstring stretches and hip openings. With sun salutations, 3 legged dogs, pigeon pose and planks. pigeon pose

  • TEST GROUP STATS & FEEDBACK

    2.59 MB

  • Compensatory Patterns

    5.11 MB