‌Whether you're an athlete or someone trying to get into shape, you've probably been told to warm up before you begin a workout or play a game. Warm-up exercises can be passive or active, gentle or ...

An effective workout starts with a proper warm-up. Warm-up exercises can help you squeeze more benefits from your routine and may even lower your chance of injury. So, what qualifies as a warm-up ...

Over the past 20-30 years, fitness and sports training programs have evolved in a way that yields exceptional human performance results. You may remember in the 1970s and '80s that a 4.5-second, ...

Purpose This systematic review was conducted to identify the impact of upper body warm-up on performance and injury prevention outcomes. Methods Web of Science, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO and ...

After about three or four years off from running, I've laced up my running shoes again. I'm training for a half-marathon, and this time around it’s taking my body a long time to warm up on runs. It ...

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If you tend to make a beeline for the treadmill the moment you set foot in the gym, regardless of what your session looks like, you definitely aren’t the only one. For many, it’s a habit forged from ...