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How To Effortlessly Activate Your Entire Body in Just 3 Minutes
Even if you’ve never liked a warm-up in your life, you’ll love this.
While the warm-up is an essential part of every workout, it can also be an absolute drag. You mean I have to move before I move more? When you put it that way it does sound a bit like torture, but I promise you there’s a way to make it so easy and quick that you start to forget about it altogether.
The key is in utilizing a mix of light mobility movements and isometric exercises that can quickly ‘wake up’ your nervous system, ready your joints, and get you in the zone. While many people forget this, the warm-up has a direct link to your performance (aka it’s about more than just elevating your heart rate and injury prevention). You won’t lift your max or run your fastest until you master this precious window of time!
If that doesn’t motivate you to take three minutes before each workout, I don’t know what will…
If you’re smart about your warm-up it should never take more than ten minutes. I’d argue you can get all the essentials done in three. Here’s how.
