Table 2. Harmoknee warm up programme*.
Exercise | Duration |
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Part 1: Warm up | 10 minutes |
1. Jogging | 4 minutes |
2. Backward jogging on the toes | 1 minute |
3. High-knee skipping | 30 s |
4. Defensive pressure technique | 30 s |
5. One and one | 2 minutes |
Part 2: Muscle activation | 2 minutes |
6. Calf | 4 s each leg/side |
7. Quadriceps | |
8. Hamstrings | |
9. Hip flexor muscles | |
10. Groin muscles | |
11. Hip and lower back muscles | |
Part 3: Balance | 2 minutes |
12. Forward and backward double leg jumps | 30 s |
13. Lateral single leg jumps | |
14. Forward and backward single leg jumps | |
15. Double leg jump with or without ball | |
Part 4: Strength | 4 minutes (1 min each exercise) |
16. Walking lunges in place | 15 repetitions each leg |
17. Hamstring curl | 12 repetitions |
18. Single-knee squat with toe raises | 12 repetitions |
Part 5: Core stability | 4 minutes (1 min each exercise) |
19. Sit-ups | 2 sets x 12 repetitions |
20. Plank on elbows and toes | 2 sets x 20 s |
21. Bridging | 2 sets x 12 repetitions |
s: seconds;
*: for more details see http://www.harmoknee.com