# @juliamerwin on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DM2b2Uus0QM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36916769-juliamerwin-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c76c4084e1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-02T11:14:37.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** JM Fitness | NASM Personal Trainer (@juliamerwin) — https://gondola.cc/juliamerwin

## Caption

Don’t underestimate the power of an actual warm up on leg days!!!🍑Especially if you’re a “quad dominant” girly ;)

I used to be that girl that would just jump right into my leg day with no warm up of any kind; no lower body active stretches and definitely no type of banded glute activation…and I NEVER felt my glutes firing on any exercise🙃😂

Once I decided to start incorporating a real warm up with some walking, lower body active stretches & banded glute activation, everything changed!!🙌🏽I finally felt glute focused exercises in my glutes…shocker lol!

I know sometimes the warm up feels like a waste of time, but I’d argue it’s the most important part of the workout!!! 

#personaltrainer #explore #fitnessmotivation #fitness #workout #legday

## Stats

- **Views:** 4,585
- **Likes:** 261
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 2

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JM Fitness | NASM Personal Trainer | @juliamerwin | https://gondola.cc/juliamerwin | Influencer |
| Lauren Jacaruso | @laurenjacaruso | https://gondola.cc/laurenjacaruso | Director of Partnerships |
| JM Fitness | NASM Personal Trainer | @juliamerwin | https://gondola.cc/juliamerwin | YouTuber |
| JM Fitness | NASM Personal Trainer | @juliamerwin | https://gondola.cc/juliamerwin | Fitness Trainer |

## Tags

personaltrainer, fitness, explore, legday, fitnessmotivation, workout

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