The Turkish Get Up (TGU) has a history in the late 19th through early 20th century strong “men” culture. From wherever it harkens, it is a seemingly unique move in that the practitioner moves from a completely prone position to a completely standing position, and then back down to prone. The movement is also done focusing on either side of the body, thus working balance and coordination as well as strength. Over the past few years, the TGU has become a staple particularly in the Kettlebell community and Crossfit community. The best things about the TGU is that each phase of it can be worked separately: one can make progress by working up from prone to elbow and down again, left side for a few reps; right side for a few reps, for instance, just to focus on upper body work.
Overall, the movement works maintaining tension through the core muscles to maintain posture while moving through a suite of positions. Try adding a few TGUs before your work out as an added warm up drill. It will not only warm up the muscles but add strength little by little.

Motor City Crossfit 88lb TGU from Motor city crossfit on Vimeo.