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Guides, videos and asana basics from the FeetUp team: headstands without neck strain, balance, strength, mobility and how to get more out of your Trainer.

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8 October 2024 Article

FeetUp Trainer Weight Limit: What We Tested and Why It Matters

A woman inverted on the FeetUp Trainer in a bright living room while two other adults sit on a sofa; caption reads 'Your multifunctional all-in-one yoga hometrainer'
16 April 2024 Article

Inversions for Beginners Over 50: How to Start Safely

Three-step illustration of how the FeetUp Trainer works: a person starts with feet on the floor in a supported downward dog, lifts one leg, then both legs into a full inversion
24 October 2023 Article

Headstands and Pregnancy, High Blood Pressure and Glaucoma: Who Should Not Invert

A person in a supported inversion on the FeetUp Trainer on a yoga mat outdoors by the sea, shoulders on the cushion and head hanging free with no weight on the neck
9 May 2023 Article

Is a Headstand Bad for Your Neck? What the Research Shows

FeetUp Trainer with white vegan-leather cushion standing on a forest floor, with the text 'Quality you can feel and trust: FeetUp's good wood from sustainable forests' and a Made in EU badge
15 November 2022 Article

What Is the FeetUp Trainer Made Of? Wood, Vegan Leather, EU Factory

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7 March 2022 Asana

Child's Pose: FeetUp Yoga Basics for Balasana

FeetUp Asana Basics: Warrior I
7 March 2022 Article

Downward Facing Dog: FeetUp Yoga Basics for Adho Mukha Svanasana

Jean Jacques Gabriel FeetUp Teacher Profile Header Image
1 September 2021 Article

Jean-Jacques Gabriel: FeetUp Teacher Profile

hardcore exercises for hard core strength
17 August 2021 Article

Hardcore Exercises for Hard Core Strength

feetup partner drills in the park
27 July 2021 Article

FeetUp Partner Drills

Movement for Better Sleep: 5 Restful Poses to Maximize Relaxation
20 July 2021 Asana

Movement for Better Sleep: 5 Restful Poses to Maximize Relaxation

5 Leg Day Exercises for Strength and Mobility
13 July 2021 Video

5 Leg Day Exercises for Strength and Mobility

FeetUp Flow: Grounded Warrior Series
28 June 2021 Video

FeetUp Flow: Grounded Warrior Series

Floating Straddle Balance Progressions
22 June 2021 Video

Floating Straddle Balance Progressions

FeetUp Core: 4 Exercises for Strength & Control
15 June 2021 Video

FeetUp Core: 4 Exercises for Strength & Control

Backdrop Walkover Progressions with the FeetUp Trainer
3 June 2021 Video

Backdrop Walkover Progressions with the FeetUp Trainer

Mountain Pose: FeetUp Yoga Basics for Tadasana
27 April 2021 Asana

Mountain Pose: FeetUp Yoga Basics for Tadasana

Savasana: FeetUp Yoga Basics for Corpse Pose
19 March 2021 Article

Savasana: FeetUp Yoga Basics for Corpse Pose

A person in a floating tuck inversion on the FeetUp Trainer in front of a brick wall, shoulders resting on the cushion, head hanging free, hands holding the wooden frame
5 February 2021 Video

How to Find the Most Comfortable Shoulder Position on Your FeetUp

Being Seen & Heard: The Power of Listening
5 January 2021 Article

Being Seen & Heard: The Power of Listening

A person's legs extended straight up in a supported inversion on the FeetUp Trainer, photographed from behind on a wooden floor
27 July 2020 Article

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Building a FeetUp Inversion Practice

FeetUp Trainer specification diagram: beech-wood frame 64 cm long, 40 cm high and 40 cm deep, soft phthalate-free vegan leather cushion, anti-slip rubber pads, 100% sustainably sourced wood, European manufacturing
5 June 2020 Article

How Much Weight Can the FeetUp Trainer Support?

A man inverted on the FeetUp Trainer against a brick wall with annotations: head hangs free and massages the neck, body weight on the shoulders, beginners can start at a wall, sturdy anti-slip frame
19 May 2020 Article

How to Avoid Cervical Compression and the Dangers of Headstand

FeetUp Pranayama: Full Yogic Breath
27 March 2020 Article

Basic Pranayama: The Full Yogic Breath

Chair Pose: FeetUp Yoga Basics for Utkatasana
8 December 2019 Article

Chair Pose: FeetUp Yoga Basics for Utkatasana

As Above, So Below: Spinal FeetUp Wall Flow
14 October 2019 Video

As Above, So Below: Spinal FeetUp Wall Flow

What the FeetUp Trainer package includes: the beech-wood Trainer with cushion, the original XL exercise poster, the wooden phone holder (patent pending) and the FeetUp video app on a phone
26 June 2019 Video

How to Assemble Your FeetUp Trainer in 5 Minutes

What Does it Mean to be Ethically Vegan?
18 June 2019 Article

What Does it Mean to be Ethically Vegan?

FeetUp Flow: Core Strength and Inversions with Jelena
3 June 2019 Video

FeetUp Flow: Core Strength and Inversions with Jelena

Six Important Rules For All Yoga To Teachers Live By
29 March 2019 Article

Six Important Rules For All Yoga To Teachers Live By

5 Tips for Sharing Great FeetUp Photos
13 March 2019 Article

5 Tips for Sharing Great FeetUp Photos

Five Popular and Magical Ways That Inversions Could Save Your Life
4 March 2019 Article

Five Popular and Magical Ways That Inversions Could Save Your Life

Close-up of a person's hands gripping the wooden frame of the FeetUp Trainer while kneeling in front of it, the starting position for a first inversion
4 March 2019 Video

FeetUp 101: Your First Inversion, Step by Step

FeetUp Flow: Chest and Shoulder Mobility with Jeppe
4 March 2019 Video

FeetUp Flow: Chest and Shoulder Mobility with Jeppe

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