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00:00Festival season is finally upon us, with many of us eager to pitch our tent, enjoy the music
00:05and have a dance, our favourite acts. We've been waiting all year for this moment, so
00:11it's really important to also spare a thought for our poor backs. Those nights after nights
00:16of sleeping on the hard ground can't be ideal. But thankfully, Pure Gym have put together
00:21some really helpful exercises to help prevent festival backs.
00:24Here are some simple exercises that you can do that will help you to limit aches and pains
00:29if you're at festival this year. Number one is the squats.
00:34This is going to promote leg strength, therefore it's going to help you if you're standing in
00:37the queue for a long time or you're waiting for your friends. Number two is the press-ups.
00:46This is going to promote upper body strength. Number three is the crunches.
00:50This is going to increase core strength, therefore it's going to help with your back pain.
01:02Number four is the lunges.
01:09This is going to promote glute strength,
01:11quad strength, it's going to help you with the walking. Number five is the push-up jacks.
01:20Now this is a dynamic exercise which is going to work the full body,
01:24shoulders, core, lower back, etc. Number six is the step-ups.
01:35Same again, that's going to promote leg strength, it's going to help you walking uphill
01:40and climbing. Number seven is the dips.
01:51Now this is going to promote strength on your triceps which is a push-up muscle
01:55which is going to help you to push things above your head or reach other things.
01:58Eight is the leg darts.
02:10This exercise is for your lower back, spinal erectors. This will strengthen it and produce
02:15more strength to your core and your glutes, therefore it will help you with your back pain.
02:19And the last one is the mountain climbers in a circular motion.
02:34This is a dynamic movement, it's going to help you with your full body,
02:37so that's your core, legs, shoulders, triceps and everything else. It's a great exercise to
02:42do if you want to improve a little bit of your cardiovascular as well
02:45and as well as promoting the extra strength that you need.