Run Faster: Coordination Exercises

Spiraling the Workout

Motion visionary David Weck presents his new twist on ways to boost your speed and coordination
By Paul Scott menshealth

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Spiraling exercises involve repeatedly moving a simple object through space in a rotating trajectory—in other words, some form of corkscrewing, figure 8, or loop-the-loop pattern. They sharpen the capacity of your shoulders, elbows, and wrists to supinate and pronate in coordinated succession. They also can help you gain a greater sense of your gravitational center and enhance your ability to fluidly manipulate objects at arm’s length.

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These exercises have no loads, so you can do them every day, intermittently during a workout. You may be surprised to discover that your body can become smarter at these tasks after you take a break to do something else. “This isn’t the meat and potatoes of a workout,” says Weck. “It’s more like the salt and ­pepper that gives it flavor.” Sprinkle these in as “breaks” in your routine.

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