Guitar warm up exercises aren’t the most glamorous thing for people to study, however they are truly important for both novices and more experienced guitar players. One thing I learnt in my first ever metal guitar lesson is that whilst playing you end up pulling your fingers into weird positions and wrist and arm complaints aren’t unheard-of.

Your hands, wrists and fingers are the same as virtually any other part of your body, and they demand regular physical exercise if they are to be kept in good condition. As any sportsman must maintain the the parts of the body critical to his or her sport, you will need to maintain the fingers if you want to extract the most out of them.

Taking a couple of minutes to loosen up before you start practising your new masterpiece will make certain that you maintain your fingers, wrists and arms in decent condition. Combined with that, you will likely notice that you are able to stretch further and play much quicker once you are well loosened up. Tools exist available to buy to assist you like the gripmaster, however squeezing a tennis ball is just about as good. Do it for a couple of minutes to get the blood flowing, and after that move onto stretching your fingers, wrists and arms.

Whether you are rehearsing complicated jazz chords, or practicing ultra fast metal guitar riffs if you are passionate about playing guitar then it’s a good idea to loosen up the hands in this manner each day, even if you don’t intend on playing your instrument on that given day. Have your tennis ball handy and as you’re sitting around with family or similar you can give your fingers some exercise. This is one way to make it really easy to keep on top of a thing which often can be a somewhat dull chore. Having said that you can’t complain too much, most forms of exercise can’t be done as you are sitting back on the couch!

After you are finished your fingers should feel a whole lot looser and after that you are ready to rock! For those who put the effort in, after only a couple of weeks you should find a serious improvement in your hands strength, and suppleness which should have a direct influence on both your playing and the pace at which you learn.

 

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