Why are the warm ups and cool downs so short?
You’ll notice I keep the warm ups and cool downs in my programs and guides short and sweet.
Most people really love this as they are limited on time and energy and just want to get the workout completed.
And it’s not that warm ups and cool downs aren’t important (they are!) but rather I don’t want to put any further barriers up for you complete a workout. I want to prioritize the middle of your workout (strength exercises) but still give you a little bit of mobility and stretching to round out your program.
So we prioritize two or three mobility and core exercises for your warm up and then one stretch for the cool down. But! You’re always welcome to do more if that feels good to you and you have time.
If you tend to feel achy and slow to get going in your workouts, a little longer of a warm up may be perfect for you.
If you have pelvic floor symptoms or other areas of tension, you may enjoy a longer cool down.
Here are a few of my favorite mobility exercises to add to your warm up:
Aim for 5-10 reps of each. Breathe and take your time going through a full (but not forced) range of motion.
And here are a few of my favorite stretches for a cool down:
Aim for 30 seconds to 1 minute of relaxing into these. Again, don’t force a range of motion but ease into it.
