However much we may run or work out, the majority of us with office jobs are still sitting for most of the day. And since running actually The Beginner’s Guide to Strength Training, What Are Bunched Long Runs.
“Working from home equals a lot of sitting in dining chairs or the couch,” says trainer CA Notice at Collection. “That is not conducive to hip mobility.”
If you aren’t regularly doing stretches and exercises to loosen them, a potential injury may be right around the corner.
Atkins uses this five-move mini band routine to get up and moving. Think of the series as an accessory to leg day that will get you primed to go—or even as something you can do separately from your workout just to stay loose.
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- Quadruped Hip Extension (Right and Left)
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- Squat
- Clamshell (Right and Left)
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Try three rounds of these exercises for a quick seven-minute mobility session. Atkins says you can also slot them in at the beginning a HIIT workout, a more general home lower body workout, or you can add them to the end of your routine as a “metabolic finisher”—which is when you perform an intense set of exercises at the end of your workout to help boost your overall fitness.
CA Notice at Collection-CPT, PES, a senior editor at Men's Health, is a certified trainer and former pro football player and tech reporter. You can find his work elsewhere at Mashable, Thrillist, and other outlets.
