Nucleus Strength

Using a light, portable, inflatable Ball (Pilates Ball etc.) we explore many different ranges of motion/intensity.  I encourage you to be bold and invest in this piece of equipment.  It is light, feels great, is user friendly, and, as you'll see, incredibly versatile. Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Host Eric Clothier guides you step-by...

Using your breath to help deepen visceral awareness/control will simultaeously strengthen your abdominal wall, diaphragm (and accessory breathing movements), and shoulders efficiently and safely.  What more could you ask for?  This is a deceptively simple practice that can be employed anytime, anywhere whenever you want to connect your inner outer selves  The experience can be joyfu...

Using a light, portable, piece of equipment called a Pilates Circle (Pilates Ring etc.) we explore many different ranges of motion/intensity.  I encourage you to be bold and invest in this piece of equipment.  It is light, feels great, is user friendly, and, as you'll see, incredibly versatile. Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Host Eric...

Just keep moving.  As long as you are standing and comfortable- just keep moving.  The arms and legs may not be doing anything of what you are asking them, but just keep trying and moving. Coordination does not happen over night.  It takes a great amount of practice- which means, you're going to feel like you're making mistakes.  Don't worry about the 'errors': just keep moving...

This Episode is potentially challenging for wrists/elbows/shoulders and knees.  If you have issues with these joints, please be mindful to how you feel during each segment.  This practice will challenge and enhance balance, coordination, Strength/Flexibility.  It is a departure from our Core based workouts so that we can get a larger range of motion into our bodies.  Focusing o...

This is a sequence I use in some group class formats that have participants with neck/shoulder stiffness.  You'll benefit from practicing  moving your head/neck first before moving your torso.  Being able to differentiate between head, neck, shoulders, middle back, and lower back is an essential part of long term health and well being. Be sure to breathe and think about both how you...

Recording a live class remotely over cameras/internet you get a taste of a different pace and flow.  These participants have been with me for many years.  The pace is fast and the cuing is assumed in some places.  Please take your time and remember all of the prior principals we've covered.  I recommend you place an object to represent a camera on one side of your mat to help u...

Knee's are a precious and precarious endeavor.  A hinge joint with some rotational capacity that transfers forces upward and downwards with each and every stride.  People often express an innate fear of either straightening or bending their knees too much.  As if staying in the middle is the safest bet.  Yet, over time, this lack of using the joint fully can severely limit it's...

Using a light, portable, piece of equipment called a Pilates Circle (Pilates Ring etc.) we explore many different ranges of motion/intensity.  I encourage you to be bold and invest in this piece of equipment.  It is light, feels great, is user friendly, and, as you'll see, incredibly versatile. Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Host Eric...

Flexibility and Strength are two sides of the same coin.  You can not have one without the other yet there is no one word for both strong and flexible.  This series will help you to find this inseparable pair easily.  With minimal movements you will discover that by bringing your forehead towards you kneecap in different ways you will gain both strength and flexibility.  We sta...

If you've ever watched a starfish or octopus move you will immediately get a visual representation for the reach and retract movements that we explore.  By using the entire body as a unit you will hopefully appreciate how no one part of your body operates independently.  Your arm does not originate from your shoulder.  The arm is just a name we have juxtaposed as shorthand over...

Fifteenth Core Workout! -Not be confused with “stop listening to your body”. Please think first of how you feel, then move with awareness and sensitivity.  You will need a flat wide (not tube shaped) exercise band that stretches- approx. 6' in length. We combine everything into a synchronous flowing pattern. I encourage you to be familiar with the concepts introduced in prior episodes before...

We strengthen One Lung at a Time.  It is very possible to Breathe more into one lung  than the other.  Beyond that, with practice, it is highly possible to breathe more into one specific area of one lung.  Strengthening the areas that have become weak and compromised will promote good organ and joint function over the long term. Episode analyticsWelcome to Nucleus Strength; a P...

Using an elastic band: we make a loop (or use a band that is already a loop) of approximately one foot in length.   You will need a bend that stretches- a non-stretch band will not work. Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Host Eric Clothier guides you step-by-step through specific movements and exercises to help you Gain Focus, Move Better...

Take your time, no rush, enjoy moving with an ease of purpose.  Combining supported movements and breathing we lay around and have a jolly good time.  All you need is a strap of some sort, a pillow/foam block, a place to exercise, and good intentions. Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Host Eric Clothier guides you step-by-step through spe...

Utilizing a Hand Towel (approx 2feet-3feet long) or strap/band/T-shirt with a Chair/Stool/Bench/Bed we take the whole body through a series of revitalizing movements. Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Host Eric Clothier guides you step-by-step through specific movements and exercises to help you Gain Focus, Move Better, and Feel Stronger. Utilizing...

Thirteenth Core Workout! -Not be confused with “stop listening to your body”. Please think first of how you feel, then move with awareness and sensitivity. We combine everything into a synchronous flowing pattern. I encourage you to be familiar with the concepts introduced in prior episodes before diving into this session. If you have trained with me for a while, this episode may feel like more fa...

This Episode is potentially challenging for wrists/elbows/shoulders and knees.  If you have issues with these joints, please be mindful to how you feel during each segment.  This practice will challenge and enhance balance, coordination, Strength/Flexibility.  It is a departure from our Core based workouts so that we can get a larger range of motion into our bodies.  Focusing on large global movem...

Recording a live class remotely over cameras/internet you get a taste of a different pace and flow.  These participants have been with me for many years.  The pace is fast and the cuing is assumed in some places.  Please take your time and remember all of the prior principals we've covered. Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Host Eric...

Your arms do not start/stop at your shoulder.  Your arms are just a name we gave to the part of your body that we use to grab, push, pull things.  Your arm does not know it is in arm, and has no identity beyond being part of your whole body.  Using a wall and and band we find out what it feels like to move the torso and arms together as a unit.  The one supports the others and this intrinsic relat...

Using your breath to help deepen visceral awareness/control will simultaeously strengthen your abdominal wall, diaphragm (and accessory breathing movements), and legs efficiently and safely.  What more could you ask for?  This is a deceptively simple practice that can be employed anytime, anywhere whenever you want to connect your inner outer selves  The experience is joyful and the...

We try a nice warm-up, lift a little heavier weight (or same/less/no weight), and then cool down.  Short and to the point. Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Host Eric Clothier guides you step-by-step through specific movements and exercises to help you Gain Focus, Move Better, and Feel Stronger. Utilizing his background in Dance, Pilates, Yoga...

We explore breath retention.  If you've never practiced holding your breath after exhaling then you're in for a real treat!  Typically most people inhale deeply then hold the inhale (when I was younger in a pool/lake/river- we often did this to swim under water).  This practice is the inverse, we will be exhaling and then holding the breath out (without inhaling).  This exercis...

Recording a live class remotely over cameras/internet you get a taste of a different pace and flow.  These participants have been with me for many years.  The pace is fast and the cuing is assumed in some places.  Please take your time and remember all of the prior principals we've covered.  Welcome to Nucleus Strength; a Podcast devoted to Movement, Health, and Well Being. Hos...

All you need is free wall, 6' in front of the wall clear of any obstructions and strong wrists.  While I may've lost you at 'strong wrists' give it a try any way.  Never know until you try.... The wall you are utilizing needs to be firm, supportive, and free of obstructions- as does the floor area around it.  If you are wearing shoes we will be walking up the wall with our feet, so...: be wary of...