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Swimming is a full-body sport with a lot of rotational movements, so it’s ideal to warm up your shoulders, core, and joints with dynamic stretches before hopping in the pool, says i-tri swim coach Samantha Rothberg.
Here, stretches for swimmers that’ll get you ready to paddle.
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World’s Greatest Stretch
Rothberg recommends this move to mobilize your joints, warm up your lats, and get your heart rate up.
- Start in tall plank.
- Step right foot outside right hand.
- Lift right hand to sky, rotate torso.
- Hold 3 seconds.
- Repeat on left.
- Alternate 5x.
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