Chasing Excellence

Chasing Excellence

Your Warmup Is Training

Daily Chase #205

Feb 17, 2026
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Man doing push-ups in a gym.
Photo by Mina Rad on Unsplash

Here’s a useful rule of thumb: ten minutes of warmup per decade of life.

If you’re in your forties, and in the gym for an hour, the majority of your gym session should actually be warming up. That sounds excessive until you understand what a proper warmup actually does.

A warmup isn’t just about raising body temperature. It’s …

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