Lyra Straddle Conditioning

Some of these I already work on, but some of these are new ideas for me to incorporate. This gal is just delightful.

First up, general conditioning on lyra:

Next, conditioning for straddle:

Silks Straddle Conditioning

Since I'm allowed to work with the silks during lyra practice time for straddle and ball, I think I might incorporate some of these into my practice. The straddle on silks is much like profile straddle on lyra.

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Stairs

I mean, this looks like a fabulous, indoor workout.

@haleyshevener is a queen of finding ways to move that work for her in any moment. Love her philosophy! . #Repost @haleyshevener (@get_repost) ・・・ While many women with #pelvicorganprolapse feel fine running, or find running a priority, it’s not something I feel strongly about and so I don’t include much running in my training, currently. I do, however, sometimes miss the feeling I would have during a moderately paced run; running was more of a mental interest than a physical one. When the mood strikes (which is, honestly, almost never 🙃), a long walk up and down the hills in my neighborhood tends to do the trick, but sometimes, going outside isn’t an option. If you have access to stairs, doing some light-to-moderately weighted carries up and down the stairs can be a nice way to get some movement without having to think too much. You have a little bit more time and control to pinpoint and troubleshoot (if you’re managing symptoms) and you can regress/progress easily. . I first alternated between variations (shown here) and eventually settled on going up and down “normally” with both weights and then dropping them to go up and down while skipping a stair before going to back to the weights, etc. You could, of course, do any combination for a duration of time and play with your pacing for more or less of a challenge. . Gyms are cool, but you probably have plenty of ways to move within your personal space already!

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Toes to bar

I've been working on this, with my pullup bar at home. I also try to work on it during my hoop warmup, assuming I'm not at the pineville studio, with only the high hoop. I still don't feel brave enough to drop to an arm hang up there. If I can't get back up into the hoop, it's too far to drop down. (And it's really, super difficult to do toes to bar from the low hoop.)

Mine are about eye level now, with bent legs. But I found this video, to let me know I need to make sure not to let my head dip back. I have no idea if I'm doing that or not, I've never paid attention.