The 11-Minute Warm-Up

11 minutes, follow along. Press play and move with me. This is the full-body warm-up I run through before I get on the apparatus. The notes below are there if you want them.

What’s in it

0:00 Arm circles · 0:15
5 each direction.

0:18 Jumping jacks · 0:25
30 total.

0:42 Opposite hand to leg crunch · 0:20
20 total, alternating sides.

1:03 Inchworm · 0:50
8 total.

1:52 Cat and cow + thread the needle · 1:00
8 total, alternating sides.

2:52 Scapular push up (plank + downward dog) · 1:00
8 total.

3:52 Face down snow angels · 1:00
8 total.

4:59 Windshield wipers, hands free · 0:45
12 total, alternating sides.

5:45 Deep squat hold · 0:20

6:06 Deep squat to straddle · 0:45
10 total.

6:51 The world’s greatest stretch · 0:45
6 total, alternating sides.

7:36 Bird dog · 0:20
4 total, alternating sides.

7:57 Bird dog + crunch · 0:20
4 each side, alternating.

8:17 Bird dog side steps · 0:15
3 steps each way.

8:32 Floor straddle leg lift · 0:30
2 total.

9:02 Floor pike leg lift · 0:20
2 total.

9:21 Shoulder re-grip · 0:40
6 total, alternating sides.

10:01 Knee drive + 2 second hold · 0:35
6 total, alternating sides.

10:36 Knee drive + hold · 0:30
5 total. Ends 11:05.

Before you start

Take it at your own pace and stay inside your own range. If you’re carrying an injury, check with a medical professional first. You train at your own risk.

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