Pre- and Post- Session Rituals: Preparing your body for working with animals

When working with animals, in any capacity and any role from professional to pet owner, it can be easy to be yanked and pulled around, need to suddenly be fast on your feet or be required to pick up something that's heavy - or wriggly! Injuries, strains, pulls and general tension can be easily caused, leading to pain or discomfort. Just by spending a few minutes doing a quick warm up to mobilise your joints and prepare your body for action before you start and finishing with a cool down to stretch everything out at the end of the day, it can vastly improve your bodies ability to handle what ever is asked of it! Allowing you to be stronger, more agile and better able to work with those animals! Lizzie is a qualified fitness professional with Spin City (as well as a certified, qualified and experienced animal Behaviourist, Trainer and Reiki therapist). For this masterclass she has brought together her knowledge and skill from both worlds to share with you simple and easy movements that can make having a physically demanding job, more bearable. Please make sure to consult with a doctor if you have any health issues, injuries or worries before doing any of the warm up or cool down exercises.