Key Points
Focus on areas like your hips and glutes to activate the right muscles and relieve joint tension from sitting...
Sitting at a desk all day can be terrible for your health,stress out your joints, and increase your risk of aches or injuries.But a desk job doesn't have to derail your fitness,according to Cody Mooney, a two-time CrossFit Games athlete and director of performance for the fitness app pliability...
The main challenge for weekend warriors or other athletes with desk jobs is that prolonged sitting can cause tension and pain in important joints and muscle groups like the back, hips, and glutes, according to Mooney...
"I rarely do anything now without putting the band around my knees to activate my glute or hips first," he said.. Warm-up by performing similar movements as what you'll do in the workout to help engage those muscles, priming your body to make the most of them...
Working hard in the gym is a great habit, but small aches can easily become larger problems if you aren't proactive about protecting your joints and muscles, Mooney said.. "It's not if you're going to get injured, it's when," he said.. Taking a proactive approach to mobility helps to make sure your body can safely get into and maintain different positions during exercise, such as a squat, overhead press, prior to adding any weight and intensity...
