Although O’Leary says it’s hard to pick her favourite moves, she’s shared her absolute go-tos.

Feet in straps

“This movement feels amazing in the hips and helps improve your mobility as well as feeling supported. You can really work into the movement and because of the springs it is loaded so isn’t a simple passive stretch. It feels brilliant in the hips and I always feel better going for a run or in the gym doing legs afterwards,” she says.

If you don’t have a reformer, you can still do this move using just your body weight.

Lie on your back with your feet pointed towards the sky, either in reformer straps or without any kit.
Keeping your legs straight, lower your feet towards the ground.
Hover an inch or two above the ground or reformer, then slowly raise back up.

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