✅ Injury Prevention
Stretching keeps the muscles flexible and healthy!
✅ Increases Range of Motion
Better squats, lunges, and better quality of overall workouts!
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Why Stretch?
1
TRUNK ROTATIONS
Targets: obliques & core Come to all 4's, place one hand behind the head, open and close elbow to elbow rinsing the mid-line, rotating around the trunk.
2
RUNNERS LUNGES
Targets: quads, hips, shoulders, and core Lunge and twist, opening the side body and sinking into the hips in the runners lunge
3
COBRA TO DOWN DOG
Targets: shoulders, back, & calves Press open armpits to the ground and pull forward to cobra position, stretching out the low back.
4
PLANK WALK OUT
Targets: core & quads Keep this movement dynamic and continue to move. Warming up the entire body!
5
SQUAT + ARM CIRCLES
Targets: quads, glutes & shoulder (ball and socket joint) Weight through the heels during the squat, and circle arms overhead warming up the shoulder joint.
6
LUNGE + HIP CIRCLE
Targets: quads & hips Warming up the quads and hip joint with lunges and hip circles. Find your balance and complete on both sides!
SCREENSHOT THE STRETCHES
1. Trunk Rotations2. Runners Lunges 3. Cobra to Down Dog 4. Plank Walk Out 5. Squat + Shoulder Circle 6. Lunge + Hip Circle DO IT: Perform 6 stretching exercises for a 45 seconds Repeat x 2 times and hop into your workout!