Get Ready to Play: A Half-Hour Morning Warm-Up

This is a practice that went a little longer than I anticipated, but it is intended to be a morning warm-up for playing a sport later in the day, especially rotating-dominant sports like golf or tennis. It includes a little foam-rolling, some on-the-back postures to warm up and activate the core (while emphasizing awareness of neutral spine), some prone postures to move the spine in all 6 foundational movements, some standing postures to heat up and to stretch the legs, hips and torso, and also a little time for coming back to the floor, the breath, and intention-setting. There are multiple opportunities to rotate the spine, focusing on thoracic spine mobility.

A 30-Minute Morning Warm-Up Routine on Golf Day