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When doing burpees (or actually watching others more seasoned than I) I notice that "on the way up" their feet are both pointing forward, however, mine always come back "pigeon toed".
I assume this is because my hips are VERY TIGHT; is there some sort of stretching, etc I can do to help me with proper burpee form?
Thanks.
For burpees I believe they are supposed to be forward our slightly toed out as you should be in a squat stance. See Crossfit - How Do I Burpee (http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/faq.html#Exercises8) for explanation of their standard.
For tight hips I think this article does a good job of covering some ways to work on this. (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-regain-and-maintain-hip-mobility/) Personally I find foam rolling my IT band (runs down outside of thighs) as well as leg swings(hold onto something and swing one leg at a time front to back, then side to side) and hip thrusts(hold hands on hips and push out) are fairly easy and do a good job. Also note that a lot of time spent sitting will negatively impact your hip mobility, so less time in a chair should help.
If the hip mobility doesn't fix your form have a trainer watch you to see if there is anything you aren't noticing or other possible corrections.
I used this when training in martial arts many years ago. To this day, if asked, I can still kick above my head from cold.
