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WARM - UP  EXERCISES

TO AVOID INJURY 

Do You Warm-Up Before You  Workout? 

Make time to warm up the body with these 5 exercises to avoid  injury. 

TRY these 5 Warm-  Up Exercises 👉

Equipment Needed:  None  When time is tight and you struggle to get your exercise in, the first thing that gets short changed is often your warm-up!  Making time for a warm-up exercise before your workout is essential.

1

TRUNK ROTATIONS 

Targets: obliques & back  Rotate elbow to elbow, feeling the upper and mid-back open up! 

2

RUNNERS  LUNGE 

Targets: hips & shoulders   Sink into the hips in the runners lunge! 

3

COBRA TO DOWN DOG 

Targets: shoulders & low back  Press palms into the mat press heels down, come forward to stack shoulders over wrists and drop hips to the mat to open up the low back. 

4

PLANK WALK OUT

Targets: shoulders & core  A total body exercise, starting with the back of the hamstrings, using the shoulders and core to walk out.  

5

SQUAT + SHOULDER CIRCLES

Targets: quads & shoulders   Start with full range of motion and loosen up the ball and socket joints. 

6

LUNGE + HIP CIRCLES 

Targets: Hips & glutes  Reverse lunge, find your balance, and externally rotate the hip to wake up the ball and socket joint. 

Screenshot the Workout 

1. TRUNK ROTATIONS 2. RUNNER'S LUNGE +      SHOULDER CIRCLE  3. COBRA + DOWN       DOG  4. PLANK WALK OUTS  5. SQUAT + ARM       CIRCLES  6. LUNGE + HIP      CIRCLES   DO IT:  40 seconds of each exercise! Repeat x 2 and then hop into your workout. 

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