Road Trip Workout Routine!
I created this quick simple mobilizing workout to get my body moving after multiple days of road tripping. I started to get pain radiating from my right hip down my leg and I knew I needed to do whatever I could to prevent the situation getting worse. I would do this work out either at the start of my day or in the evening when I was at my destination.
It is so important to keep your body as balanced as you can while it is being exposed to extended periods of, in this case, hip flexion. The goal in this work out is to open up the hips by activating the posterior, or back, part of the lower body.
I have a video below and a PDF you can download for printing out to bring on the road with you! Enjoy 😊
Warm-up:
Leg swings! Front to back/Side to side - x8/each
Jumping Jacks - x20
Butt kickers - x20 (10/each)
Workout:
Squats - 3x12
Sumo squats - 3x12 (with 10 pulses at the end)
Standing side leg lifts - 3x10/each (with 10 pulses at the end)
Walking alternating lunges - 3x10 (with 10 pulses at the end)
Stretches:
Repeat all of these on both sides:
Crescent lunge with side body stretch
4 square stretch
Standing quad. stretch
Yogi squat with twisting reach (4-6 repetitions)
Yogi squat to forward fold (hold for at least 6-8 breaths)
Widen legs in forward fold, Interlace fingers and stretch the arms past the head in the wide forward fold (hold for at least 6 breaths)
Roll out the hips, glutes, psoas with a tennis or lacrosse ball
(^ *Tip: I did this on the floor of my empty tent before I set up my bed! *)
Here's a of the workout to download and print for your trip!
Comment below with any questions!
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