Aside from priming your legs for exercise, there are other vital reasons to warm up. At the most basic level, it does just what the term suggests--it increases the temperature of your muscles so they can contract and relax more efficiently. Whether you're an avid runner or an athlete warming up will always be the best prior before movement!

You will complete these 6 exercises all the way through! you will complete 2 rounds.

Straighten one leg out in front of you so that it is in line with the rest of your body. Next, rapidly kick the other leg out in front of you whilst simultaneously bringing your first foot back to the floor. Continue alternating legs

Alternating leg kicks

Stand with your feet more than shoulder-width apart. ...
Shift your weight to your right leg by pushing your hips back and to the right, holding your left straight. ...
Quickly shift your weight from one heel to the other and continue alternating for the specified amount of time or repetitions.

Such a great warm up exercise especially if you have been sitting all day!

Alternating Hip Circles

Keep your feet in line with your shoulders and face forward with your body weight evenly distributed over both feet. Maintaining the half-squat position, shift your weight over one leg and take a step sideways with the other leg.

Banded lateral walks

Stand with your hands on the back of your head and your feet shoulder-width apart with your feet turned out slightly to open the hip joint.
Lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
Pause, then return to the starting position.
Repeat.

Bodyweight squats

The dead bug is a bodyweight exercise that targets your abdominal muscles. Perform dead bugs by lying face-up on an exercise mat. While engaging your core and keeping your low back in contact with the mat, lift your arms up and extend them straight above your shoulders.

Dead bugs

Lift your left knee as high as comfortably possible and bring your heel toward your glutes. Drive your left knee and foot back toward the ground as you lift your right knee as high as possible and bring the right heel toward your glutes.

Modify for low impact high knees.

Run Prep Warm up🏃🏼‍♀️

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