Warm up before every job!

All Black legend “Buck” Wayne Shelford likened a cold muscle to be like a piece of chewing gum – you stop chewing and the gum goes hard and brittle.

Regular stretching is the key to keeping yourself in good shape and reduces the risk of muscle damage and back complaints.   

So when you’ve been sitting for long periods in your truck, at your desk - or even at home in your arm chair - it is important to do some gentle stretching exercises when you first get up.

This gets the blood flowing and generates muscle and tissue warmth which prepares you nicely for any strenuous type activities.

Take a look at animals - whether they are on the farm or a pet in the house - whenever they have been lying down for a long period of time they always stretch before they move off the spot.