I’ve mentioned before that most of us sit too much, and I’ve offered some specific stretches to combat the stiffness that often develops because of the habit: a basic hip stretch and the Brettzel.
Both stretches would make great additions to your daily routine if they’re not already a part. Even just a minute or two of each would produce a more significant effect and in less time than you might imagine.
While you’re at it, throw in one more minute of the drill in the video below. (If you’re counting, we’re only up to five minutes.) Besides rounding out a short, simple, and effective mobility routine, it’ll improve your squat technique a bit too.
And since squatting is one of the most basic and common human movements, your time both in and out of the gym will improve right along with it.
That’s worth five minutes a day, right?!?
Bootstrap Squats + a brief movement prescription
Putting it into practice
Adding these three drills to your daily routine needs to be quick and simple in order to have any chance of staying in your daily routine. (Yay, human nature!)
So give this a try each day this week when you either get home from work or climb out of bed:
Do 30–60 seconds of the hip stretch on each leg followed by 30–60 seconds of the Brettzel on each side. Finish up with a single set of 5+5+5+5 reps of the Bootstrap Squat sequence from the video and continue on with your day.
The energy boost & extra mobility will totally be worth the effort.