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  2. Should you stretch before exercise? After? Never? Here ... - AOL

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    Simply start with a slow jog to warm up and then increase the pace. Don't do it if it hurts After exercise, “light stretching is OK, as long as you don't reach a point where you're feeling pain ...

  3. Aerobics - Wikipedia

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    Formal aerobics classes are divided into different levels of intensity and complexity and will have five components: warm-up (5–10 minutes), cardiovascular conditioning (25–30 minutes), muscular strength and conditioning (10–15 minutes), cool-down (5–8 minutes) and stretching and flexibility (5–8 minutes).

  4. Warming up - Wikipedia

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    Swimmers perform squats prior to entering the pool in a U.S. military base, 2011 Steven Gerrard warming up prior to a football match in 2010.. A warm-up generally consists of a gradual increase in intensity in physical activity (a "pulse raiser"), joint mobility exercise, and stretching, followed by the activity.

  5. Swimming (sport) - Wikipedia

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    Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, [1] with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual ...

  6. These Hamstring Stretches Help You Stay Limber and Pain-Free ...

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    Before you launch into intense lunges, both Bentivogolio and McEwen have tips for ensuring safe stretching, especially if you’re a beginner. Most importantly: Don’t force anything. “Ease ...

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  8. Stretching - Wikipedia

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    Although static stretching is part of some warm-up routines, pre-exercise static stretching usually reduces an individual's overall muscular strength and maximal performance, regardless of an individual's age, sex, or training status. [8] For this reason, an active dynamic warm-up is recommended before exercise in place of static stretching.

  9. Water aerobics - Wikipedia

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    A water aerobics class at an Aquatic Centre. Water aerobics (waterobics, aquarobics, aquatic fitness, aquafitness, aquafit) is the performance of aerobic exercise in water such as in a swimming pool. It is done mostly vertically and without swimming typically in waist deep or deeper water. Water aerobics is a form of aerobic exercise that ...