Anytime you have a major presentation, major interview, major showing, major talk; basically anytime you put yourself out there in a large way, warm up beforehand.
The warm up concept doesn’t just apply to exercising. It applies to any moment before you are exerting yourself, physically, emotionally, spiritually.
Do some general stretching before you begin your hot yoga session.
Go trap shooting a day or two before you go out hunting for waterfowl.
Freewrite 5 minutes straight before you sit down to crank out the next part of your novel.
Force yourself to do a warm up. It doesn’t need to be long and intense. I spend no more than 5 minutes warming up before my “workouts.” It’s just long enough to get my brain and muscles ready.
And yes, sometimes coffee can be your warm up. But, better to make it a complement to your warm up than the actual thing.
Stay Positive & Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect, It Makes Prepared
