TESTIMONIALS
I don’t have a movement background. I didn’t grow up playing sports and I’ve spent most of my life behind a desk.
I came to fitness and dance later in life after a debilitating motorcycle accident shattered my right leg. At the time, I was told that I’d never walk “normally” again let alone dance, run, or otherwise move freely again. That was a hefty sentence for a 19-year-old!
Through years of trial and error creating a movement practice first for myself and later for my students, I unlearned, learned, and relearned what it meant to move my body.
On my journey to move better, I found many teachers who were beautiful movers that had no idea how their bodies were moving in space. I found other teachers/coaches that did understand how to explain their movement but struggled to help students with chronic injuries, differently-sized or differently-abled bodies, or basically anyone who didn’t have a basic movement background access the same success as more able-bodied students.
To achieve the results that I wanted, I had to become the coach that I was looking for and understand from a practical (rather than clinical) perspective how to help myself first and then later my own students.
Mobility Matters is the result!
BUY "MOBILITY FOR POLE" BOOK
If you’re frustrated in your movement journey (or lack thereof), this book is for you.
If you’re a movement teacher or coach looking to improve your understanding to help your students, this book is also for you.
This book will educate and empower you to move your body better. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to improving your mobility, so this journey will be uniquely yours!
This book is a companion book for your other movement pursuits, whether you’re a pole dancer, a cross-fitter, a yogi, a casual gym goer, or if you want to be any of those things!
In Mobility for Pole you will learn:
• How and why your body is moving (or not moving) the way you expect.
• How to develop a two-way communication with your body.
• How the systems and structures of the body work.
• How to find solutions to address your body’s movement needs.
Finally, we put everything you learned together into movement programs accessible for different ability levels that will help you achieve your movement goals AND make your body feel better!
Paperback Version!
200+ pages of mobility information and movement explorations.
$65 (US — includes shipping!)
or $85 (rest of the world — includes shipping)
Includes ALL mobility programs, a more than $165* VALUE(*original price)!
eBook Version!
Interactive and available for immediate download!
$35 + No shipping!
Includes ALL mobility programs, a more than $165* VALUE(*original price)!
Bundle Both!
Can’t choose? Get them both and save!
$85 (US — includes shipping!)
or $105 (rest of the world — includes shipping)
Includes ALL mobility programs, a more than $165* VALUE(*original price)!
BUY A MOBILITY PROGRAM
These do-on-your-own-time mobility programs are designed to integrate into your daily life.
All Mobility Programs in this section are INCLUDED in Mobility for Pole Book!
Individual programs have now been deeply discounted because we want you to buy the book.
Mobility Matters: Floor
These program are for people who have a movement practice and have reached a plateau, developed muscle imbalances/compensations, or other chronic aches and pains they can’t explain or move past.
?You must be able to get on and off the floor safely for this program.
Each program has 15 exercises with detailed cueing, why we are doing the movement, what to feel in the movement, and optional progressions. Comes with a pdf and videos for different learning styles.
*Core Stability program only has 7 exercises and is designed for when you are short on time. This program is beyond crunches and looks at the core holistically. No equipment is needed for Core Stability Program.
What tools do I need?
- A “peanut” or two lacrosse balls taped together. Tennis balls are too soft. Visit www.radroller.com and use COLLEENRAD! to get your peanut at a discount.
- Two yoga blocks.
- A heavy looped, or loopable resistance band.
- An open space.
- Something sturdy that can be pulled against such as a pole, stall bars, or a gym rack. A banister may work in a pinch.
Who is this for? This is for people that sit a lot in their daily life AND who already have a movement hobby, activity, or movement-related side hustle who are looking to add balance to their existing routine to avoid future injury. This may also be for people with chronic muscle imbalances, chronic pain, or for those that have reached a plateau in their progress and are looking for some new ideas. It is not for people with an acute injury or who have not already been cleared by their doctor or medical professional to do this program.
Mobility Matters: Seated
For everyone who sits.
Includes 15 mobility exercises to be done daily including links to videos and detailed directions on how to do each movement, the goal of each movement, why we’re doing the movement, what you should feel during the movement, and other helpful tips, notes, tests, and progression options.
What tools do I need? The only tool you need is a chair! Any chair, with or without wheels, is fine.
Who is this for? This is for people that sit a lot in their daily life.
ON-DEMAND MOBILITY CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Purchase a 60 minute on-demand class or
90 minute move specific workshop
60 Minute Class Recordings
Mobility Matters is a follow-along style class that starts and ends with breathing exercises. After breathing, we do some core stability work and then get into either upper body or lower body focused workouts. The following note specific areas that we pay more attention to during the ~60 minute class.
Every class needs 2 blocks and a peanut. Get your peanut here. Use code COLLEENRAD! to save!
Click below to purchase specific classes. Classes are yours to download. ($15 each class)
- Shoulders 01 – thoracic, shoulders, forearms focus
- Shoulders 02 – thoracic, shoulders, biceps release, forearm release focus
- Shoulders 03 – thoracic, neck, shoulders focus
- Hips 01 – QL, hips, thighs/quads focus
- Hips 02 – QL, hips, front and back nerve glides focus
- Hips 03 – hip flexors, inside of the thigh focus
90 Minute Workshop Recordings
The below are recordings of mobility-informed workshops moving towards a specific goal pose or move. We spend 60-70 minutes working on the floor to prepare our body for hte move and then the last 20-30 minutes attempting it through different options and levels. Some workshops require a pole to try the move.
Each workshop has slightly different needs. Usually blocks and a peanut. Get your peanut here. Use code COLLEENRAD! to save! You may also need a yoga strap, access to a wall, and/or pole stiletto heels depending on the workshop.
Click below to read more about the workshop and to purchase recordings. Workshops are yours to download. ($30 each workshop)
- Curl: A Mobility-Informed Workshop for Iguana Mount
- Hook: A Mobility-Informed Workshop for Brass Monkey
- Hang: A Mobility-Informed Workshop for Meathooks
- Flatten: A Mobility-Informed Workshop for the Jade and Chopsticks
- Pole with Your Boo: A Beginner Pole Doubles Workshop
- Flips for People Who Hate Flips
- (Un)balance: A Mobility-Informed Workshop for Aeysha
- Stand: A Mobility-Informed workshop for Cupid
- Spiral: A Mobility-Informed workshop for Broken Doll, Jallegra and Broken Bird
- Grow: A Mobility-Informed Workshop for Teachers (and Home Polers)
- Straddle: A Mobility-Informed Spatchock Workshop
- Bend Not Break: A Mobility-informed Backbend Workshop (All Levels, no pole needed)
- Flying High: A Mobility-Informed Bird of Paradise Virtual Workshop
- Soar: A Mobility-Informed Eagle/Inverted Eagle Virtual Workshop
- Twist: A Mobility-Informed Ballerina Virtual Workshop
BOOK A LIVE MOBILITY MATTERS CLASS OR PRIVATE
Can’t attend the live class? Sign up below and you’ll receive a recording good for 7 days from the date of the live class!
WHAT DOES A MOBILITY MATTERS CLASS LOOK LIKE?
Check out the posts below to see some of the exercises we focus on during Mobility Matters classes. Follow Colleen on Instagram to see more!
FAVORITES
Below are some books and products that I’ve found very useful in my journey to learn about greater mobility!
Books:
- Pain Free (Revised and Updated Second Edition): A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain
- Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
- Deskbound (Standing Up to a Sitting World)
- Becoming A Supple Leopard 2nd Edition (The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance)
- Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals
- Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts: An Illustrated Guide to Strength, Flexibility, Training, and Injury Prevention
Tools: