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2. 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 ...

3. Try These 10 Warmup Exercises Before Your Next Workout - AOL

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   Another move rooted in yoga asanas, this is an excellent warm-up stretch. “With the goal of the warm-up to prepare the body, having optimal hip movement is important. The cat/cow movement ...

4. Warming up - Wikipedia

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   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. For example, before running or playing an intensive sport, athletes might slowly jog to warm their muscles and increase their heart rate.

5. Strength training - Wikipedia

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   A warm-up may include cardiovascular activity such as light stationary biking (a "pulse raiser"), flexibility and joint mobility exercises, static and/or dynamic stretching, "passive warm up" such as applying heat pads or taking a hot shower, and workout-specific warm up, [8] such as rehearsal of the intended exercise with no weights or light ...

6. Cooling down - Wikipedia

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   Static stretching. Static stretching is the appropriate form of stretching to aid in the cooling down procedure. It aids in decreasing the body's temperature, removing lactic acid from the muscles and increasing flexibility. [5] Each stretch should be held for a minimum of 10–20 seconds and stretched to the point of mild discomfort but not ...

7. These 2 Hamstring Stretches Can Help Men Over 40 Warm Up for ...

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   These 2 stretches prepare the hamstrings for healthy movement, which can help to prevent injury in men over 40 living an active life.

8. Stretching - Wikipedia

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   Stretching does not appear to reduce the risk of injury during exercises, except perhaps a dynamic warm-up for runners. While running places extreme stress loads on the joints, static stretching can help to improve joint flexibility. However, this has not been proven to reduce risk of injury in the runners.

9. Jogging - Wikipedia

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   Jogging may also be used as a warm up or cool down for runners, preceding or following a workout or race. It is often used by serious runners as a means of active recovery during interval training. For example, a runner who completes a fast 400 meter repetition at a sub-5-minute mile pace (3 minute km) may drop to an 8-minute mile jogging pace ...