Hi lee.mynatt52,
This is a good question. The practice and "refresh" lessons are optional and only recommendations and not a hard rule. Again, learning guitar is not a hard science, and everyone learns at their own pace. You don't have to spend a lot of time warming up if you don't want to.
The only real rule I always say is that you should be having fun!
Best,
Billy
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