44 warm-up exercises
Every movement in Handler's library classified as a warm-up pattern. 43 are beginner-friendly. Movements within a pattern are the coach's swap candidates for each other when equipment or joint comfort changes.
Library data updated Handler exercise library
- Exercises
- 44
- With video demo
- 44
- Bodyweight
- 31
- Timed holds/intervals
- 44
Muscles trained by this pattern
Equipment used
Beginner (43)
- A-SkipCalves, Hip flexors · Bodyweight · Video
- Ankle RocksAnkles, Calves · Bodyweight · Video
- Arm CirclesShoulders · Bodyweight · Video
- Band Biceps Curl Warm-UpBiceps · Resistance band · Video
- Band External RotationRotator cuff · Resistance band · Video
- Band Face Pull Warm-UpRear delts, Upper back · Resistance band · Video
- Band Lateral Walk Warm-UpGlute medius · Resistance band · Video
- Band Leg Curl Warm-UpHamstrings · Resistance band · Video
- Band Pull-Apart Warm-UpRear delts, Upper back · Resistance band · Video
- Band Shoulder Pass-ThroughShoulders, Upper back · Resistance band · Video
- Band Terminal Knee Extension Warm-UpQuadriceps · Resistance band · Video
- Band Triceps Pushdown Warm-UpTriceps · Resistance band · Video
- Bird Dog Warm-UpCore, Erectors · Bodyweight · Video
- Butt KicksHamstrings, Calves · Bodyweight · Video
- CariocaHips, Obliques · Bodyweight · Video
- Cat-CowSpinal mobility · Bodyweight · Video
- Dead Bug Warm-UpCore · Bodyweight · Video
- Glute Bridge Warm-UpGlutes · Bodyweight · Video
- Hamstring Scoop WalkHamstrings, Calves · Bodyweight · Video
- High KneesHip flexors, Calves · Bodyweight · Video
- Hip CARsHips · Bodyweight · Video
- Inchworm Warm-UpHamstrings, Shoulders · Bodyweight · Video
- Jumping JacksCalves, Shoulders · Bodyweight · Video
- Knee Hug WalkHips, Glutes · Bodyweight · Video
- Lateral Lunge ShiftAdductors, Glutes · Bodyweight · Video
- Lateral ShuffleGlute medius, Quadriceps · Bodyweight · Video
- Leg Swings Front-to-BackHips, Hamstrings · Bodyweight · Video
- Leg Swings Side-to-SideHips, Adductors · Bodyweight · Video
- Low-Impact Jumping JackCalves, Shoulders · Bodyweight · Video
- March in PlaceHip flexors, Calves · Bodyweight · Video
- Mini-Band Glute BridgeGlutes · Resistance band · Video
- Mountain Climber Warm-UpCore, Hip flexors · Bodyweight · Video
- Push-Up to Down DogShoulders, Chest · Bodyweight · Video
- Quad Pull WalkQuadriceps, Hips · Bodyweight · Video
- Quadruped Thoracic Rotation ReachThoracic spine, Upper back · Bodyweight · Video
- Reverse Wrist Curl Warm-UpForearms · Dumbbell · Video
- Scap Push-UpSerratus, Upper back · Bodyweight · Video
- Scapular Pull-Up Warm-UpLower traps, Lats · Pull-up bar · Video
- Squat to StandHips, Hamstrings · Bodyweight · Video
- Standing Calf Raise Warm-UpCalves · Bodyweight · Video
- Tibialis Raise Warm-UpTibialis anterior · Bodyweight · Video
- World's Greatest StretchHips, Hamstrings · Bodyweight · Video
- Wrist Curl Warm-UpForearms · Dumbbell · Video
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Questions about this list
What counts as a warm-up movement?
Handler's library groups 44 exercises under the warm-up pattern. They share a joint action and are interchangeable when equipment, fatigue, or joint comfort changes; the primary muscles are mostly calves, hips, hamstrings, shoulders.
Are warm-up exercises measured in reps or time?
All 44 are timed, so the programming ranges show seconds rather than reps.
How many beginner warm-up exercises are there?
43 of the 44 are tagged beginner. Each exercise page shows its position in a progression chain so you can move up or down in difficulty.
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