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Spinal Twists (Exercising At Home)

In today’s Exercising at Home video, physiotherapist Davina Sherwood shows us how to perform Spinal Twists safely at home. They can help with lower back pain, mobility and even digestion, and are suitable for most people. What is more, they are a good starting point before advancing to more challenging exercises. Adapted from restorative yoga, these exercises are both invigorating and relaxing.  For more exercises that you can do at home, visit the Putney […]

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Seated Back Exercises (Exercising At Home)

Continuing with our Exercising at Home series of videos, physiotherapist Davina Sherwood demonstrates some Seated Back Exercises. These exercises are suitable for most people. Moreover, they are a good starting point before advancing to more challenging exercises. You can perform these exercises from the safety and comfort of your own home. So, why not grab a chair and join in?  For more exercises that you can do at home, visit the Putney Clinic YouTube […]

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Shoulder Exercises (Exercising At Home)

In today’s Exercising at Home video, physiotherapist Davina Sherwood demonstrates some shoulder exercises. These exercises are suitable for most people and are a good starting point before progressing to more advanced exercises. What’s more, you can perform them from the safety and comfort of your own home or garden.  For more exercises that you can do at home, visit the Putney Clinic YouTube channel.

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Wall Slide (Exercising At Home)

Today’s suggested exercise from physiotherapist Davina Sherwood is the Wall Slide. These exercises are good for helping to improve hamstring flexibility and can be performed safely in the comfort of your own home or garden. They are suitable for most people and are a good starting point, before moving on to more advanced exercises.  For more exercises that you can do at home, visit the Putney Clinic YouTube channel.

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Inch Worms (Exercising At Home)

Today’s suggested exercise from physiotherapist Davina Sherwood are Inch Worms. They are good for helping to improve hamstring flexibility and can be performed safely in the comfort of your own home or garden. They are suitable for most people and are a good start before moving on to more advanced exercises.  For more exercises that you can do at home, visit the Putney Clinic YouTube channel.

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Superman (Exercising At Home)

Carrying on from our previous post on Glute Bridges, today’s suggested exercise from physiotherapist Davina Sherwood is the Superman. This can be performed safely in the comfort of your own home or garden. It is suitable for most people and is a good start before moving on to more advanced. To make it more fun during lockdown, you could also get into character and wear your undies over your leggings. However, a little word of […]

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Glute Bridge (Exercising At Home)

During this lockdown period, it is important to keep both the mind and body active. With this in mind, our physiotherapist Davina Sherwood has recorded a series of videos with exercises that you can perform safely in the comfort of your own home or garden. These exercises are suitable for most people and are a good start before moving on to more advanced. The first of these exercises is the Glute Bridge.  For more […]

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Improving Hamstring Flexibility

Improving Hamstring Flexibility

For so many people, tight hamstring muscles are a constant source of frustration. Usually, the advice offered is to keep going with stretching, foam rolling, self massage, etc. More often than not the list lengthens, but the hamstrings do not. A combination of dynamic stretching and core strengthening helps most people overcome this. Very often this can be achieved in a single exercise. Below we will look at ways of improving hamstring flexibility. Hamstring flexibility […]

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The Dangers of Sitting Too Much

It turns out that a lack of exercise in our lives is a silent killer. The World Health Organisation lists physical inactivity as the fourth biggest risk factor for death in adults across the world. The latest research shows when it comes to heart disease, leading a sedentary life is as great a risk factor as smoking and obesity. In fact, inactivity in terms of disease risk, is more dangerous than being overweight. If you […]

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