Do you do warm up stretches/exercises??

[Keltic]

I mean you not your horse? I was mucking out and my oh was talking to me, by the time id done half of the 1st stable my back was killing!! Now i blamed the pitchfork lol and not my poor posture! Oh said i need to do warm up exercises!! I had visions of him making me do starjumps etc!!

So does any one warm up then??

 

[Chestnuttymare]

yeah, i do stretches, and lunges and a bit of running on the spot before mucking out. Then I do a strict warm down, with 15 minutes on the stationary bike and a cuppa tea.

 

[Vikki89]

No i have never warmed up. I probably should though as yesterday I went to docs about my wrist and he thinks i have tendonitis in my wrist, Possibly arthritis

 

[MrsMozart]

Yup

I do, on the grounds that is means that next day I can still get up off the sofa lol

. Do them before and after riding as well.

 

[MegaBeast]

Nope, don't warm up before mucking out, riding, playing squash, running, etc nor do I cool down. Never had any ill effects from not doing so though!

 

[philamena]

I didn't used to, but because at the moment I can't ride every day I find I'm much more effective if I've done some kind of exercise first. Especially if schooling - otherwise I spend the first twenty minutes reminding my muscles and hip joints that they're supposed to move. Crikey, I sound old - I'm only 30 but it's definitely true! Can't say I'd ever limber up before mucking out, though...!

 

[Keltic]

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yeah, i do stretches, and lunges and a bit of running on the spot before mucking out. Then I do a strict warm down, with 15 minutes on the stationary bike and a cuppa tea.

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Theres always one!!!

 

[Tickles]

Little stretch before and smaller barrow (more trips but less straining tipping it onto the heap). Plus ballet the same day later on. Only necessary for mucking out. For just riding I'm fine if I stretch inner-thighs (think what you like!) out afterwards as all other bits are used regularly for non-riding things too.