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.
Duration: 26 minutes and 50 seconds
Episode Number: 1406
| Wed, Feb 18 | 6:00 A.M. | Upper Back & Posture NH Explore (11.2) |
| Fri, Mar 13 | 5:30 A.M. | Upper Back & Posture NHPBS (11.1) |
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.
| Fri, Feb 13 | 5:30 A.M. | Endurance and Power NHPBS (11.1) |
| Fri, Feb 13 | 6:00 A.M. | Full Body Alignment NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sat, Feb 14 | 5:30 A.M. | Arthritis Workout NHPBS (11.1) |
| Sat, Feb 14 | 6:00 A.M. | Classical Stretch: By Essentrics NH Create (11.4) |
| Sat, Feb 14 | 6:00 A.M. | Hamstring Stretches NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sat, Feb 14 | 7:00 A.M. | Waist Toning NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 5:30 A.M. | Hamstring Flexibility NHPBS (11.1) |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 6:00 A.M. | Upper Back Strength NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 6:00 A.M. | Full Body Workout with a Focus on the Upper Body NH Create (11.4) |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 7:00 A.M. | Full Body Workout NH Explore (11.2) |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 8:00 A.M. | Classical Stretch: By Essentrics NH Create (11.4) |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 8:30 A.M. | Full Body Workout with a Focus on the Upper Body NH Create (11.4) |
| Mon, Feb 16 | 5:30 A.M. | Toning The Waist NHPBS (11.1) |
| Mon, Feb 16 | 6:00 A.M. | Improve Your Posture NH Explore (11.2) |
| Tue, Feb 17 | 5:30 A.M. | Spine Strengthening NHPBS (11.1) |
| Tue, Feb 17 | 6:00 A.M. | Leg Toning NH Explore (11.2) |
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