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Sam Rider

Don’t start a workout until you've completed this three-minute breathing drill, says a pelvic floor expert and doctor of physical therapy

Woman sits cross legged on an exercie mat in a domestic setting with her hands on her belly and her lips pursed as she exhales.

Most strength programs for beginners or older adults make the same mistake, argues Dr Caroline Packard, a doctor of physical therapy with more than 15 years of clinical experience.

"They skip straight to the exercises and miss the piece of the puzzle that makes those exercises actually work," she tells Fit&Well.

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