How do you warm-up? A couple of star-jumps? A bit of jogging and a few press-ups? Most people think that a warm-up is just to get the blood flowing round the body and prepare the joints for more intense work. The problem is, that’s only half the story, you could use your time more efficiently to really maximise your performance in the rest of your competition or workout. Here’s how… 1. Use corrective exercises. Corrective exercises are movements that you must use to correct weaknesses or imbalances in your body, the most common uses are to improve posture in the upper back and shoulder joint, improve abdominal/hip posture and getting the glutes to fire properly. Although there are many, MANY corrective exercises you can use for your specific weaknesses, these are the most common areas due to the majority of the population being sedentary and sitting down all day! This causes a badly rounded and weak upper back, tight hip flexors and inflexible and weak glutes and hamstrings. So
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