Workout Tips

Dynamic stretches

- These stretches are done before your workout

- Any stretch where you are moving the muscle through its end ranges

- Increases blood flow to the muscles and improves your mobility.

Passive stretches

- These stretches are done after your workout

- Passive stretches involves holding a stretch for 30-60 seconds

- Will stretch out the muscles to prevent muscle soreness (DOMS) and stiffness in the joint post-workout.

Squat exercise - an exercise where you are bending at the knees to work the quads and glutes

Hinge exercise - any exercise where you are hinging at the hips to work the hamstrings

Single leg exercise - to improve your balance and stability in the hips, knee and ankle joints.

Isolation exercise - isolating individual muscles, such as using machines or working the smaller leg muscles like the calves

- Stand with feet hip width apart and the toes facing forwards, this will allow for the hamstrings and glutes to work during the lift

- Start with the hips low and the chest tall to get the spine straight

- "Break the bar" by activating the lats - this will ensure your upper back stays straight during the lift

- Keep the bar close to the body to avoid pulling with the lower back

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