10 Day Recovery Plan
Sometimes the unexpected illness, injury or extended travel happen. This is often when our best intentions to stay active in a regular fitness program fall away. It is daunting to know where to start when your muscles have not been regularly contracting. This 10 day restore program is designed to get your fitness mindset back and to reintroduce mobility to your joints through progressive isometric resistance training, meditation breathwork, and a focus on trunk and spine muscle contractions.
This program includes mindfulness meditations to break up exercise with an emphasis on bodyweight isometrics with Yoga, bodyweight calisthenics, and basic Pilates in daily 15-45 minute sessions. In under two weeks,your body will feel a sense of renewed engery, ready to take on more challenging workouts moving forward. Feel free to come back to this series as often as you need, doing as much as you can.
10 Day Restore Plan Schedule:
Day 1: Video 457 | Mindfulness Meditation for Anxiety (15 minutes)
Day 2: Video 215 | Reset and Restore (40 minutes)
Day 3: Video 240 | Yoga For Beginners (30 minutes)
Day 4: Video 310 | Isometric Hip & Core Boost (15 Minutes)
Day 5: Video 161 | Gentle Restoration (30 Minutes)
Day 6: Video 267 | Yoga for Mindfulness (55 Minutes)
Day 7: Video 459 | Breath Centered Meditation (15 minutes)
Day 8: Video 393 | Core Respiratory Training (30 Minutes)
Day 9: Video 351 | Full Body Pain Relief (15 minutes)
Day 10: Video 246 | Pilates Basic Training (45 Minute workout)
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Video 457 | Mindfulness Meditation for Anxiety (15 mins.) with Lauren Eirk
All humans deal with some form of stress. It can be the very thing that makes us stronger. However too much stress that is un
unchecked and chronic can be detrimental to our wellbeing. In a modern world that is moving faster and faster, it is important that we take time to slow down and reset. ... -
Video 215 | Reset and Restore (40 minutes) with Lauren Eirk
If you are feeling tired and lack in energy, you may notice that it is accompanied with overall tension and discomfort. In this routine, we will perform a short meditation to set your mind right and eliminate stressful thoughts. In the exercises, we will use integrated isometric resistance base...
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Video 240 | Yoga For Beginners (30 Minute Practice) with Lauren Eirk
In this beginner Yoga practice, we will start with several breathing exercises and move into an evaluation of today's available range of motion. See how the FIS methodology is rooted in muscle health. From here, we move into some basic Yoga postures designed to improve neuromuscular balance and ...
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Video 310 | Isometric Hip and Core Boost (15 Minute Routine) with Lauren Eirk
If you need a quick boost, this 15-minute bodyweight routine will help you strengthen core muscles and help give you improved spinal stability using a series of flexion-based isometric exercises for the hip and spinal joints. This is an equipment-free workout, so you will use your hands for resi...
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Video 161 | Gentle Restoration (50 Minute Workout) with Lauren Eirk
This practice begins with a breath awareness practice followed by several powerful breathing exercises designed to lower anxiety and soothe the mind. Once you are in a more calm state, experience a gentle movement practice to activate weak muscles and improve range of motion. You will feel rela...
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Video 267 | Yoga for Mindfulness (55 Minute routine) with Lauren Eirk
Yoga for Mindfulness begins with a breath awareness meditation complete with some powerful mantras to guide the practice. Practice isometric muscle contractions using bodyweight and use of friction for hip, core, and upper body strengthening in this gentle Yoga flow. Moving slower with a bit mo...
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Video 459 | Breath Centered Meditation (15 mins) with Lauren Eirk
Scientists say that mindfulness practices such as focusing your attention on your own breathing affects "noradrenaline". This is a natural chemical in the brain often referred to as one of the “stress hormones” because when we produce too much, it increases our heart rate and blood pressure, whi...
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Video 393 | Core Respiratory Training (30 Minutes) with Lauren Eirk
Studies say that most individuals only use 10-15% of their total breating capacity. In this video, we will practice two powerful breathing exercises designed to improve lung capacity, cardiovascular function, and emotional regulation. Next, we move through several targeted exercises to strength...
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Video 351 | Full Body Pain Relief (15 minutes) with Lauren Eirk
There are times when we wake up feeling achy all over, especially after recovering from an illness, traveling, time change issues, or having pushed your body too hard the day before. This short bodyweight video takes you from head to foot using some isometrics and gentle movement to improve neur...
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Video 246 | Pilates Basic Training (45 Minute workout) with Lauren Eirk
This video will give you a great overview of the basic Pilates exercises that were handed down by Joseph Pilates and modified over the years. Learn how to modify the movements to fit your body and your goals while ensuring joint protection and safety. These exercises will build core strength, i...