Hey guys! Before we dive into the warm up, I have a couple announcements with 2 freebies for you:

-If you’re local to the Denver/Boulder area, I will be joining forces with Naked Juice to teach a FREE boot camp class next Wednesday evening, 3/4. Just make sure to RSVP – you can do so HERE. I’d love to meet you (and give you a kick-butt workout in real life 😉

– Stick around – or scroll to the bottom for your FREE Ladies who Lift Workout – consisting of 6 exercises every woman should add to her workout routine

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Back in the day, my warm up started with 5 minutes of walking on the treadmill. After 5 minutes of walking…one foot in front of the other…in one plane of motion, I’d dive head first into a workout with loaded squats, rotational movements, and plyometrics.

I’d often wonder why I didn’t truly feel ready for my workout until about 15 minutes in, and by then, I was almost half way done! The future Trainer Paige was shaking her head #smh

This, my friends, is a recipe for disaster (and injury!) A solid warm up not only gets the core temperature up to prepare the body for a workout, but it also prepares the joints, muscles, and ligaments to go through the different ranges of motion during the workout ahead. It also activates certain muscle groups that need to be turned on in order to perform optimally.

Now, I take 10-15 minutes for a warm up consisting of, well, physically warming up my body, activating muscle groups, and stretching (and foam rolling, if necessary.)

This warm up hits all of those key points, and prepares your body for the resistance training workout that you set out to do! Do this warm up before your resistance training workout:

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Ladies Who Lift Workout

OK, now that you’ve sufficiently warmed up, it’s time to workout! I’m giving away my FREE guide: Ladies Who Lift: 6 Exercises Every Woman Should Add to Her Workout.

Grab it up HERE

What do you typically do for your warm up??