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5. Circle your hips to the left 10 times and then to the right 10 times, increasing the circumference as you progress. This is similar to the movement made when using a Hula-Hoop (Image 5). 6. Move your entire upper body in circles of increasing width, reaching out further and further as you go. Make this movement 10 times in each direction (Image 6). 7. Lift your left foot and make circles to the left 10 times and then to the right 10 times. Make the same movements with your right foot (Image 7). 8. Slowly twist your body once to the left and then to the right. Let your arms hang loose at your sides, letting them easily swing with the movement. Keep your knees slightly bent, allowing your legs to move along with the movement as well. Gradually increase the size of the swing. Repeat 10 times (Image 8). 9. Slowly swing your entire body down so that your hands swing behind you, and then swing yourself up so that your hands swing toward the ceiling. Make this move 10 times, increasing the swing each time (Image 9). 10. Stand with your legs hip-width apart. Raise your hands toward the sky, bringing your palms together. During this movement, take a breath in and look in the direction of your hands. Allow your entire body to gently lengthen. Slowly return your arms to your sides and exhale. With each cycle of breath, increase your lengthening. Repeat 10 times (Image 10). This exercise sequence is meant to give you an idea of how to warm up with mobilization. Be creative and develop your own combinations and variations. And remember, you are more likely to incorporate warming up as a part of your daily routine if you enjoy it. Give yourself some feedback. What does your body feel like now that you have done these mobilizations? and therapist since 1990. She coordinated IBM's body mechanics program and authored Body Mechanics for Manual Therapists: A Functional Approach to Self-Care (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010), now in its third edition. She has a massage and Feldenkrais practice at the Pluspunkt Center for Therapy and Advanced Studies near Zurich, Switzerland. Contact her at barbfrye@hotmail.com. Barb Frye has been a massage educator earn CE hours at your convenience: abmp's online education center, www.abmp.com 107