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The Children's Institute Safety Tip of the Month
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Safety Tip for January 2010:
Chris Joseph, MSPT, Director of Physical Therapy
Proper stretching and warm up is critical before any physical activity. One way of performing this is through dynamic stretching, which stretches and warms up your lower extremities.
There are 4 basic stretches:
1. Step and Kick - While walking with your body upright, hold your hands straight out in front at shoulder level with arms straight. Step with the left foot and kick with the right foot in an attempt to kick your left hand, then kick with your left foot in an attempt to kick your right hand and step with your left. Continue to alternate for about 50 feet.
2. Step and Reach - Starting upright, step with your right foot then bend over and touch your foot with your left hand allowing your left foot to come off the ground straight out behind you with your knee straight and looking straight ahead. You can put your hands on the ground so that you do not fall. Then step with the left foot and try to touch with the right hand. Continue the procedure for 50 feet.
3. Step and Lunge - Step with the right foot, leaving the left foot behind lunge forward bending your right knee to a right angle and leaving the left knee straight behind. Bring the left foot forward and the knee up and pull to your chest holding your leg at your shin as you stand upright from the lunge on the right foot. Bring the left foot away from your chest. Stepping forward, lunge forward on the left keeping the right leg straight behind you. Continue to alternate for 50 feet.
4. Walking Kick - Stand on the right foot, kick your left foot up behind you in an attempt to touch your buttocks. Step forward on the left and kick the right up to touch your buttocks. Step forward on the right. Repeat for 50 feet.
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Chris Joseph, MSPT,
Director of Physical Therapy
at The Children’s Institute
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