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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. A Physical Therapist Wants You to Know These Dynamic ... - AOL

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    Stretching before a workout doesn’t have to be boring. If you’re eager to get your heart rate up and your body moving, try starting off with dynamic warm-up exercises that offer both immediate ...

  4. This is the 1 type of stretch you should do before every workout

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    Dynamic stretching is best to warm up before a workout to increase blood flow, reduce injury risk and increase flexibility. 5 examples of dynamic stretches. This is the 1 type of stretch you ...

  5. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Warming up - Wikipedia

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    Players of Legends Football League do a warm-up exercise, US 'Warming up' is a part of stretching and preparation for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practicing gently beforehand, usually undertaken before a performance or practice. Athletes, singers, actors and others warm up before stressing their muscles.

  8. High-intensity interval training - Wikipedia

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    The American College of Sports Medicine suggests consulting one's doctor before starting a HIIT regimen, particularly if there is a history of coronary heart disease. This is to ascertain its safety and allow the patient to build up the intensity of exercise without causing harm. [40] It is advised to start a lower intensity and go at one's own ...

  9. Beautiful, but deadly: The do's and don'ts of swimming in ...

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    "Rip currents form when waves break over a sandbar near the shoreline, piling up water between the breaking waves and the beach," Michigan State University's website said in a post about currents.