Daily Exercises You Need to Incorporate to Prevent Injury
Whether you’re personal training or pursuing a fitness goal, injury prevention needs to be the first priority. Any compensations or injuries might hinge your ability to maximize your workouts and steer you away from your goals. I’ve included a list of the essential range of motion and activation exercises that will help you prevent and overcome many of the common back, shoulder, and knee injuries and pains. Check them out and begin moving full speed ahead again!
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Learn about Posture, Proper Form, and the Neutral Spine
Part 1: Learn about Posture, Proper Form, and the Neutral Spine
Posture and movement: Review the posture and movement emails from your new favorite Denver personal trainer :)
Injury prevention for the lower back and posture: Review How I've Prevented More Lower Back Pain in the Last 12 Years (After 2 Bulging Disks) to learn about lower back injury prevention and proper posture.
Proper sitting: Review Why Your Office Desk Is Destroying Your Posture (And What You Need To Do) about appropriate form while sitting.
Part 2: Integrate Exercises for Injury Prevention
Continuum of corrective exercise to limit pain and discomfort:
Daily Rotator cuff/anterior shoulders and lower back/hips Exercises: Watch these videos and incorporate these warm-up range of motion exercises into your routine.
Video: Alligators
Video: Hip Stretches
Video: Glute Bridges
Videos: Restorative Yoga 1 and Restorative Yoga 2
Core stabilization exercises: Incorporate this proper form for your plank.
Lumbar spine exercises to alleviate lower back discomfort:
Video: Alligators
Video: Glute Bridges (standard two-foot bridge only without the bands)
Ankle and hip stabilization exercises:
Static Single-Leg Squat
Video: Transverse Lateral Woodpecker at the 2:40 mark (Posterior Tibialis Dysfunction)
Thoracic spine mobility exercises to alleviate shoulder and neck discomfort:
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MICHAEL MOODY, PERSONAL TRAINER
As an author, a personal trainer in Denver, and podcast host, Michael Moody has helped personal training clients achieve new fitness heights and incredible weight loss transformations since 2005. He also produces the wellness podcast "The Elements of Being" and has been featured on NBC, WGN Radio, and PBS.
Michael offers personal training to Denver residents who want to meet at the 2460 W 26th Ave studio….or in their homes throughout LoHi (80206), LoDo (80202), RiNo (80216), Washington Park (80209), Cherry Creek (80206, 80209, 80243, 80246, 80231), and Highlands (80202, 80211, 80212). Michael also offers experiences with a personal trainer in Jefferson Park (80211) and Sloan's Lake (80204, 80212).
If you’re looking for a personal trainer who can curate a sustainable (and adaptable) routine based on your needs and wants, Michael is the experienced practitioner you’ve been looking for. Try personal training for a month…your body will thank you!
