Perform stretches before and after training

Child’s pose:

  • Start on all fours (your hands and knees).
  • Drop your buttocks back onto your heels.
  • Stretch your hands forwards, dropping your head between your shoulders towards the floor. You will feel this stretch through your back and upper arms.
  • Hold the stretch for 60 to 90 seconds.

Pigeon pose:

  • Start on all fours (your hands and knees).
  • Bring your right knee forward and get as much external rotation in your hip as you can.
  • Lay your leg down on the mat and lower your chest down to the floor as far as you can.
  • Hold the stretch for 60-90 seconds.
  • Repeat for your left hip.