Description
Video can be found here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGPBSqxKGAc
Full-body mobility and dynamic warm-up routine (3–5 minutes) to prepare joints, muscles, and the cardiovascular system for workout.
Movement Flow:
Deep Breathing & Arm Raises: Inhale while raising arms laterally overhead, exhale as you lower them.
Knee Bends: Soft, rhythmic knee flexions synchronized with arm swings.
Arm Circles: Large full-range arm rotations forward, then backward to open up the chest and shoulder girdle.
Chest Expansion: Cross arms in front of the chest and open wide to the sides.
Side Bends: Reach overhead to stretch the lateral torso left and right with a smooth side flexion.
Forward & Back Bends: Gently hinge at the hips to reach forward, then return upright with a mild spinal extension.
Torso Twists: Swing arms side-to-side to rotate the spine and loosen the core.
Ankle Mobility / Light Bounces: Soft heel lifts or light bouncing on toes to warm up lower leg joints and tendons.
Muscles
Primary muscles
- Front deltoid
- Lats
- Quads
- Abs (rectus abdominis)
Secondary muscles
- Glutes
- Obliques
- Chest (pectoralis major)
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Description and images from the open wger exercise database, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (authors: Mamo2604). Translations by Calix are shared under the same license. Muscle diagrams: wger project (AGPL-3.0).