Why do I need to mobilise before exercising?

It’s important to mobilise as this prepares your body for exercise. Mobilising generates heat and warms up your major joints: shoulders, spine and hips.

Aim to perform the exercises slowly and use gentle rhythmic movements to avoid stressing your body.

 

 

 

 

Dynamic Hamstring Stretch

  • Keep your feet parallel throughout the movements, approximately a hip-width apart.
  • As you push your glutes back, focus on lengthening the spine – keep it neutral, shoulders back and chest lifted.

 

 

Hip Rotations

  • As you raise your leg, keep the knee on the supporting leg soft to assist with your balance.
  • Take the knee as far back as is comfortable for you, focusing on creating a smooth movement at the hip joint.

Chest Openers

  • Throughout the movement, keep a curved action with your arms – to achieve this, keep your elbows soft.
  • Lengthen the muscle from different directions, diagonally and horizontally.

 

Spine Rotations

  • Ensure the rotations are at your waist focusing on keeping your hips forwards and fixed.
  • Aim to move your head in the same direction as your hands.