Why Warm Up?

Yogi, it would take a chapter to extol all of the virtues of a good pre-resistance training warm up. So let me just give a few bullet points on the benefits of the warm up:

• It makes your workout better. you will feel stronger and fatigue less quickly.
• It warms the body making you less prone to injury
• It mentally prepares you

In this lesson I have provided a guide to my go to warm up. But you can make your own. There are a few guidelines to consider though. The warm up shouldn’t last more than 10 minutes (at most). You want to save your energy for your resistance work. The warm up should touch pretty much every join in your body and provide dynamic mobility. You should be a bit winded after your warm up and even be sweating some.

Mandy’s Go To Warm Up

Example videos are below.

Butt Kick Walk – 20 Steps

Tip Toe Walk – 20 Steps

High Knee Walk – 20 Steps

Back Stepping Lunge with Resistance Band Reach – 8 on each side, alternating

Combine these two:

Twisting Finger Tip Lunge – 7 on each side

Plank Walk – 4 reps following twisting lunge each time

Combine these two:

Shoulder Flossing in Anjeney Asana – 6 reps

Shoulder Circles in Virabhadrasana – 10 Circles in each direction each time

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https://vimeo.com/663331072

Butt Kick Walk – Take a lap around the room or 20 steps

https://vimeo.com/663333156

Tip Toe Walk – Take a lap around the room or 20 steps

https://vimeo.com/663334234

High Knee Walk – Take a lap around the room or 20 steps

https://vimeo.com/663335448

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Combine the two drills below

Perform both exercises on one side, then repeat both on the second side.

Modification: Use a chair or desk or even the back of your couch instead of bending forward and putting your hands on the floor

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Now Combine These Two Drills

Perform both exercises on one side, then repeat both on the second side.

Modification: Stand beside a wall or chair to help with balance wobbles.