Pre-swim mobility exercises by Cate Campbell - Cat-Cow yoga pose

Australian swimming champion Cate Campbell shares with us her favourite pre-swim mobility exercises. This is a very well known yoga sequence which she love. It helps loosen up your upper thoracic and gets your shoulder blades moving smoothly across your back. Top Tips: • When you arch into the ‘cat’ pose, feel like to are pushing the ground away from you. You should feel pressure through your hands and knees. • Stay in the ‘cat’ pose for a full breath cycle, this will stretch you intercostal muscles (the muscles in between your ribs) • When you curl up into ‘cat’ pose, let your shoulders shrug gently towards your ears, and when you curl down into ‘cow’ pose gently draw your shoulders down towards your feet. This helps your shoulder blades to move smoothly across your back. Read full article: #arenasportswear #arenawat