By preparing your body for activity, warm-up exercises may lower your risk for injury, says Sean Ormond, MD, an interventional pain management physician at Atlas Pain Specialists in Glendale, Arizona.

Warm-up exercises can be passive or active, gentle or strenuous. Almost everyone agrees that they will help you perform at a higher level and avoid injury, but scientific proof of these claims is ...

Fact checked by Karen Cilli. Fact checked by Karen Cilli. While kids often want to jump straight into their physical activity or sporting event, it's important to make time for a brief warm-up ...

A dynamic warm-up includes a series of moves that increase blood flow and take your joints through their full ranges ... Here’s what fitness experts say about using the activity as a training tool.

Before each workout—whether it’s a run or a cross-training activity like the IronStrength workout—perform this dynamic warm-up. How to use this list: Perform each exercise below for 30 ...

Simple warm-up ideas for walkers Warming up doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. Spend 5–10 minutes doing dynamic stretches like leg swings, arm circles, or gentle torso twists.

Golfers' warm up behaviours, defined as any form of preparative exercise, were recorded by direct observation by two independent observers. Results —The sample consisted of 1040 amateur golfers (852 ...