Momentum Performance

📚✏️ The kids are heading back to school, so you know what that means? It's your turn to stop hitting that snooze button like it’s summer break too – it's time to get get back into your fitness routine.

👟💃 See you at Momentum Performance, where we're all about embracing the back-to-school momentum. Call us today!

Upright Rower Technique - Ski Erg Equipment

While we keep being teased with warmer weather and sunny weather lately in Lake Norman, we wanted to take a second to discuss our new toy that resembles skiing. The SkiErg, also known as an upright rower, is a quick way to get your heart rate up while utilizing all of the big posterior muscles–glutes, hamstrings, lats, and triceps. Let’s walk you through the 3 steps towards a kick butt (pun intended) cardio experience.

1️⃣ Start with arms up and slightly bent with elbows at eye level, soft bend in the knees, feet hip width apart.

2️⃣ Initiate the movement by simultaneously driving your hands and butt straight behind you (think hinge, not squat) while bracing with your core and keeping your chin tucked.

3️⃣ Return to standing position by bringing your hips forwards and allowing your hands to rest back at the starting position.

Common errors include:
👉 Excessive knee bend, don’t do a full squat
👉 Using only your arms to complete the movement
👉 Arching your back - keep that core tight to help stabilize
👉 Not returning to the full standing position after each rep

⛷ We look forward to seeing you heading down the black diamonds at Momentum Performance!