HerCanberraAt-Home Workouts – HerCanberra

A spicy, accessible and free workout you can do at home

Kirra Rankin — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:10:32 +0000

Did you know over one in two Aussie adults (56 percent) DO NOT get sufficient physical activity? This percentage is the main driver behind the HerCanberra Lounge Room Workout series....

Your next at-home mini-Pilates workout

Kirra Rankin — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:10:38 +0000

I hope you have been enjoying the Lounge Room Workouts. It’s FREE, completely accessible, functionally effective, and time efficient. There is an online trend suggesting that there is an “optimal” time...

Want to improve your bone health? This at home workout can help

Kirra Rankin — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 19:10:52 +0000

How did you go with last week’s spicy Lounge Room workout? This week we are shining a light on “bone health” for our regular Lounge Room workout series. Because it...

How should I get back to exercise post-COVID?

Kirra Rankin — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:15:31 +0000

This week, Exercise Physiologist and owner of Capital Hydrotherapy Kirra Rankin answers HerCanberra readers’ questions about exercising post-COVID. “I had COVID a month ago and was bedridden for two weeks....

Post-COVID Pandemic Pilates: A floor-based mini workout

Kirra Rankin — Tue, 24 May 2022 20:00:43 +0000

Are you recovering from COVID? How are you feeling? Pilates is a perfect movement recipe when you’re stuck at home, feeling unmotivated, with minimal equipment, and have been recovering from...

Recovered from COVID recently? Here’s a gentle Pilates mini workout just for you

Kirra Rankin — Wed, 18 May 2022 20:10:51 +0000

“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness” – Joseph Pilates (founder of the Pilates movement). Over the next few weeks, we're shifting our focus and targeting simple Pandemic Pilates...

An easy five-minute workout for your weekend

Kirra Rankin — Thu, 12 May 2022 20:00:41 +0000

When do you exercise? Exercising improves both mental and physical health, and yet it is incredibly easy to stay sedentary in today’s screen-time world. Now more than ever, conveniences such as...

A five-minute immunity-boosting workout

Kirra Rankin — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 20:09:02 +0000

For many people, exercise can be the best kind of medicine. It can not only work its magic for your physical and mental wellbeing but assists your immune system,...