5 Moves, 5 Minutes: Your Quick Cardio Warmup

Warm up hamstrings with this playful move. Make sure you stand somewhere where you have plenty of room to walk.

• Step forward with your right foot, and swing your left leg out in front of you, chest high or as high as you can go. Keeping your back straight, reach out with your right hand to try to touch your toes.
• Lower your left leg down a little bit in front of you. As you step forward, swing your right leg up to repeat the movements on your right side (using your left hand to touch your toes and grab your foot).
• Repeat, alternating legs for 30 seconds.

Fire up your core with one of our favorite bodyweight exercises; it's a great addition to any dynamic warm-up routine!

• Start in a traditional plank — shoulders over hands and weight on just your toes.
• With your core engaged, bring your right knee forward under your chest, with the toes just off the ground. Return to your basic plank. Switch legs, bringing the left knee forward.
• Keep switching legs, and begin to pick up the pace until it feels a little like running in place in a plank position.
• Continue "running" in your plank for 30 seconds.

Once you complete the circuit, remember to repeat it a second time
for the perfect five-minute warmup!