Warrior wellness when short on time?

[chris hansen]

Hello,

I recently purchased the warrior wellness dvd and have been going through the beginners routine. I realize it only takes 15-20 minutes or so but I have about 40 minutes per day to work out so it takes about half my workout time. Is there a way to shorten the time a little? Are there some exercise that are more important or is there some redundancy that can be reduced? Would it make sense to focus on problem areas or maybe rotate exercise doing some one day and others the next?

Thanks.

[Scott Sonnon]

Chris,

I constructed Warrior Wellness upon two human developmental laws: the cephalocaudal law and the proximodistal law. In other words, the course is built based upon the way we develop from infant to adult: from the head down and from the core to periphery. Optimally it's best to follow the format, not because Warrior Wellness is "The One True Way" but because it observes these and other important laws and principles.

However, it is also highly adaptable to your needs and demands. Some Warrior Wellness is better than none. Based upon these laws, you can surmise that it's best to hit the neck, shoulders, spine and hips as primary. Though I would suggest that throughout the day you can fit in the rest 2-3 minutes at a time: elbows, knees, ankles, wrists, fingers and jaw.

Problem areas are not always the source of the issue, and may be merely compensatory "sites" of tension - another argument for the full course daily. However, if you find that local Warrior Wellness resolves the problems, then keep it up!

[Jrichardson]

I have two truncated Warrior Wellness programs I use for when I'm short on time: a sort of core-only thing I do on public transportation, where I basically do what I can do while sitting or standing on the train...

• - that trapped-hip-circle hamstring release I was talking about on another thread (tension area that tends to build up while I sleep)
  - neck (my other nightly tension area)
  - shoulder displacement
  - upper torso,
  - fingers-wrists,
  - "s-bend" spinal infinities (sort of an exaggerated upper chest movement where the top end of the spine counterbends against the lower spine bend during the infinity movements)
  - ankle infinities, waving up to hip
  - full body movement/balance games where I turn to different angles to the train's movement and attempt to remain in balance (not stasis!) without using the handgrip if possible)
  
  (these still draw looks from others on the train, but at least I'm not in much danger of bouncing off somebody...)

... and a "one pass" WW where I try to link one rep of each WW joint movement into one long kinetic chain. If I find a spot where that's difficult, either neuromuscularly or conceptual (that is, either I hit an obvious blob of tension, or I find a spot where I don't find a smooth transition between movements right away), then I back up and try to smooth over that spot before moving on. What I like about these is, no matter how distracted or how busy I get, I can hit everything at least once in three or four minutes.

[Coach Jones]

Chris,
Don't take this the wrong way, but you would have to be the busiest man on earth to actually only have 40 minutes per day to train. Though it might seem that way, it's really only a matter of organization and prioritizing. (Remember, you're talking about your health and what's more important than that?).

[maxmoon]

Brandon has an excellent point :wink:

but i also find my self (sometimes) spreading the work throughout the day!

thing i noticed is when people see me doing my warrior wellness they look at me as if to say here he is again swinging his arms around,some ask are you doing ti chi or yoga not sure why they ask because when i give them the low down they just dont care to hear it.

my point is simple. i couldnt dream of going on about my day or the rest of my life withought this wonderfull movement health system that Scott has put together for all to enjoy! it just makes your life that much better!

max

[Coach Gostnell]

Staff meetings :( Since we're all sitting around a table, listening to endless cheery droning like how the budget will be cut next or whatever, it's the perfect opportunity to do finger, wrist, ankle circles. Better than doodling! :wink:

[Jrichardson]

(these still draw looks from others on the train, but at least I'm not in much danger of bouncing off somebody...)

The day after I wrote this, a nice German lady on the train said to me, "I should be doing that." This started a long conversation about body-work and Pilates and opera singers during which I directed her here... :o