Dynamic Functional Warm-Up Exercises
A proper warmup can improve an athlete's level of performance and can accelerate the body's recovery process. This dynamic functional warmup is a simple series of exercises that prepares the entire body for upcoming physical activity.
Incorporating this quick 10-minute warmup into your training session can help decrease the chance of injury, and should be an essential component of every workout or competition. View demonstrations of each exercise in the following videos or download the exercises.
Dynamic Functional Warmup
Begin with a 50-yard warm-up jog
- High knees
- Butt kicks
- Carioca
- Back pedal
- "A" skip
- Lateral skip
- Lateral step
- Walking knee hug
- Walking quad stretch
- Lunge with rotation
- Groin stretch
- Hurdle walk
- RDL walk
- Walking figure – 4 stretch
- Soldier
- High knees
- Butt kicks
- Accelerate from 3 – point stance
Additional warm up videos, conditioning and rehabilitation exercises, and resources are available to help you prevent sports injuries.
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