I'm 45 and workout in the mornings. I have found few minutes of any of the following warm me up completely: Turkish get ups with a light weight, skipping (jump rope) and Surya namaskar (sun salutation yoga pose cycle). A tip from Coach Ian King that's worked for me well on cold mornings is to take a hot shower before approaching the weights.
At 50 I get too sleepy around 3pm to train hard. I prefer about 9 to 10 am. I think everyone has to find the best time for them. But definitely I do better than 5 am when I used to train in my younger years.
Would you include mobility work under warm up? I've found that because of my stiff neck, back, and hips after waking up, I need to do some good stretches before I can work out. But I get the feeling the warm up that's being discussed her is more about warming up into the main workout.
I'm 45 and workout in the mornings. I have found few minutes of any of the following warm me up completely: Turkish get ups with a light weight, skipping (jump rope) and Surya namaskar (sun salutation yoga pose cycle).
A tip from Coach Ian King that's worked for me well on cold mornings is to take a hot shower before approaching the weights.
Thanks for sharing this.
2 years later - this is a great answer and one i have been following. Thanks Anirudh!
At 50 I get too sleepy around 3pm to train hard. I prefer about 9 to 10 am. I think everyone has to find the best time for them. But definitely I do better than 5 am when I used to train in my younger years.
We all change with time...
Would you include mobility work under warm up? I've found that because of my stiff neck, back, and hips after waking up, I need to do some good stretches before I can work out. But I get the feeling the warm up that's being discussed her is more about warming up into the main workout.
Certainly include it if you need it.
Nice