Recent research show that it is important to warm up and do dynamic stretches prior to your exercise or workout sessions. Dynamic stretches are stretching exercises that require voluntary movements and they prepare your muscles for higher intensity movements. Do not do static stretches before your exercises as this will impede your performance during your exercise session!
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Recent research show that it is important to warm up and do dynamic stretches prior to your exercise or workout sessions. Dynamic stretches are stretching exercises that require voluntary movements and they prepare your muscles for higher intensity movements. Do not do static stretches before your exercises as this will impede your performance during your exercise session!
A quick guide on how to QUICKLY warm up and get started, in case you're short on time. The goal here is to raise your body temperature and helps circulate blood in your body, so that there'll be an efficient delivery of oxygyen to your muscles for energy production. It also prepares your body for backwards movement.
This warm up set works and prepares your whole body for activity/workout). It raises your body temperature and helps circulate blood in your body, so that there'll be an efficient delivery of oxygyen to your muscles for energy production.
This warm up set works and prepares your whole body for activity/workout). Just like a normal forward jog set, it raises your body temperature and helps circulate blood in your body, so that there'll be an efficient delivery of oxygyen to your muscles for energy production. It also prepares your body for backwards movement.
Side Shuffles
This warm up set works and prepares your whole body for activity/workout). Similar to jogging, it raises your body temperature and helps circulate blood in your body, so that there'll be an efficient delivery of oxygyen to your muscles for energy production. It also prepares your body for lateral movements.
Frankenstein Walks
This dynamic stretch works and prepares your hamstrings (back thighs) and calves (gastrocnemius and soleus) for activity/workout.
Shoulder Rotations
This dynamic stretch works and prepares your shoulders (deltoids) for activity/workout.
Chest Stretches
This dynamic stretch works and prepares your chest (pectoralis) for activity/workout.
Straight Leg Lunges
This dynamic stretch works and prepares your hips and lower back for activity/workout.
Dynamic Neck Stretches
This dynamic stretch works and prepares your neck for activity/workout.