Wrist circles

Circle your wrists to warm up the joints before hand-supported work like push-ups, planks and handstands.

How to do it

1. 01Stand or sit tall and interlace your fingers in front of your chest, elbows relaxed.
2. 02Roll your wrists in slow circles, gradually making them bigger within a comfortable range.
3. 03Halfway through, reverse the direction.
4. 04Keep your shoulders relaxed and breathe easily; you can finish with a few gentle bends of the wrists forward and back.

Common mistakes

• Spinning fast and jerky — keep the circles slow, smooth and continuous.
• Tensing the shoulders and arms — relax them and move only at the wrists.
• Pushing through pain — shrink the circles to a pain-free range.