Warming Up Your Back and Neck

Warming-up Your Neck And Back

In this video you will learn how to warm-up the upper half of your body.

These exercises are done with the help of your Nordic walking poles,

We will show you one exercise to warm-up your neck, followed by two exercises to warm-up your back.

Let's begin with the neck warm-up.

Open your legs to the same width as your hips and plant your poles in front of you so do that your arms are extended.

Slowly and without stopping, make circles with your head.

10 one way and 10 the other way.

Now, here are two exercises to warm-up your back.

The first exercise is a simple torso twist.

To prevent injury, push your pelvis forward and tighten your buttocks

Bend your knees slightly in order to be as stable as possible.

Hold your pole outat chest level, parallel to the ground, and keep your hands far apart from each other,

Next, twist from left to right while making sure your pelvis is still.

Do 10 to 15 twists for each side.

The second exercise is the back to back stick exchange.

This is a two-person variation of the first exercise.

Get back to back with a partner, stand up straight with knees slightly bent

Pass each other the Nordic walking pole. Twist your torso without moving your pelvis.

Do 10 to 15 repetitions, first with your right hand, and then with your left.

At the end of each exercise, try and relax the muscles you've just employed

Now that your neck and your back are warmed-up, warm-up your arms!