workout warm up

I’m excited to share this warm up for hiit workouts with you all! While I do love the intensity of interval training, it can do more harm than good (especially on your joints) if you don’t prepare your body properly for the work. And honestly, even with the proper warm up, it may not be the type of training that’s best for your body. If you consistently feel broken down and depleted after HIIT training, it’s probably a sign that you’re either doing too much of it, or should eliminate it altogether and focus on lower-impact types of movement.

Now most of the HIIT workouts I post here are quick—as they should be! No one needs to be doing 45+ minutes straight of this type of movement. So you may look at the length of this warm up (10 minutes) and think it seems on the long side. Invest the 10 minutes! If you consistently skimp on the warm up before HIIT workouts, it will catch up to you eventually.

Guided Warm Up for HIIT Workouts

In this warm up for hiit workouts, we want to mobilize our joints and gradually bring the heart rate up. We’ll start by connecting to our breath and then will gently mobilize the spine, shoulders and hips. Then we’ll do some light cardio to bring the heart rate up. Once we’re warm, we’ll go back to some mobility work with a slightly bigger range of motion.

Once you’re done with this warm up for hiit workouts, you’re ready for one of these workouts. 🙂