Pre Exercise Care

More Warm Ups:

Warm up exercises consisting of stretching and flexibility exercises, should be performed before the main exercise. Examples of some are below:
Stretches for side of the neck:

• Stand or sit with arms hanging loosely by the sides.
• Turn the head to one side, then to the other.
• Hold each side for 5 seconds each.
• Repeat this 1 to 3 times.

Stretches for back of neck:

• Sit or stand with arms hanging loosely by the sides.
• Gently tilt head forward to stretch back of the neck.
• Hold in same position for 5 seconds.
• Repeat this 1 to 3 times.

Stretches side of shoulder and back of upper arm:

• Stand or sit and place right hand on left shoulder.
• With the left hand, pull right elbow across chest towards left shoulder and hold for 10 to 15 seconds.
• Repeat on other side.