Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Before you work out, get your body ready for exercise with this 15-minute warm-up routine from British Heart Foundation.

Follow along at home with cardiac rehab expert Hara Markos as she demonstrates warm-up exercises and stretches you can do sitting down or standing up.

Stop immediately and contact your GP if you feel unwell, very short of breath, chest pain, dizziness or heart palpitations while exercising.

Discover more workouts at bhf.org.uk/activity

00:00 Introduction
01:12 Round 1
04:30 Round 2
07:55 Round 3
11:18 Round 4 – stretches
13:58 Round 5
17:44 More exercises

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