• If your neck gets tired or sore, place your fingertips at the base of your skull to support the weight of your head and continue the motion with your body.
• Circle your shoulders as opposed to just moving side to side.
• Exhale through your mouth to engage the deep abdominal muscle, transverse abdominis. 

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