For years I have played with circular undulating spiraling movements to ready my joints before excercise or physical activity. I learned a variety of takes on this "warm-up" from my various martial arts and bodywork instructors. Now I use a range of motion work-out program which has given me a much more advanced and integrated approach to warming up and re-conditioning the joints. I highly highly recommend Coach Sonnon's Warrior Wellness DVD (aka six degrees of freedom) to anyone desiring to regain their natural ranges of motion, recover from trauma, improve balance and co-ordination and much more. This is an EASY does it approach, very user friendly, incredibly pleasurable, and most addictive. There are basic, intermediate, and advanced curricula on the DVD. This will radically change how you move no matter what you do: bake cookies or break bricks.
