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A warm-up is light exercise usually performed before participating in technical sports or exercising. Warm-ups are intended to to get blood flowing to relevant muscles and to "prime" muscle memory for technical movements.

A warm-up generally consists of a gradual increase in intensity in physical activity (pulse raiser), a joint mobility exercise, stretching and a sport related activity. For example, before running or playing an intense sport one might slowly jog to warm muscles and increase heart rate. It is important that warm ups should be specific to the exercise that will follow, which means that exercises (of warm up) should prepare the muscles to be used and to activate the energy systems that are required for that particular activity. The risks and benefits of combining stretching with warming up are mixed and in some cases disputed. Warming up prepares the body mentally and physically.

See Wikipedia Warm up

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Why is a warm-up routine important before beginning a workout?

Three part question. Why is a warm up routine important before beginning a workout session? Should one warm up differently for different types of exercises (cardio/strength) Is it harmful to not warm-up before exercising, does it have an effect on…
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How do I keep my body warm between intermittent workouts?

Every year, I participate in a martial arts tournament that takes place in an air-conditioned grand ballroom of a hotel. The way the tournament works is that people are split into several divisions (by age, skill level, style, sex, etc.) which are…
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Should the McGill "Big 3" be challenging?

I've recently added the McGill "Big 3" into my warmup. I do each of the three movements (curl up, bird-dog, side-plank) for 10 reps each for a 10 second hold. These, so far, are not difficult for me to do. My question is, if the "Big 3" aren't…
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How do I train for a stair stepping competition?

I just subscribed to a up-run competition, the competition takes place on the staircase of a building. The building is 107 meters high, 25 stories, 500 or so staircases. I never been on this kind of competition before. I've run up hill before, I…
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How can I do a better job of warming up without wearing myself out?

I know that it's important to properly warm up before doing exercise. However, the recurring issue that I have is that I'll go through basic movements similar to what I plan on performing, attempting to warm up, but it takes almost as long as the…
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When is the best time to do farmer's walking?

When is the best time to do farmer's walking? Can it serve as a warm-up exercise before squat or bench press?
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Is warm up exercise necessary for load-bearing and high impact exercise?

I am new to fitness and will be doing load-bearing and high-impact exercises. It necessary to do warm-up exercises before starting load-bearing and high-impact exercises? If yes, then why it is necessary?
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Are there muscle workouts that warm up other muscles?

In looking for ways to reduce warm-up time, I got to wondering if there are exercises that could serve as a warm-up for other exercises. For example, shoulder press recruits triceps as a secondary muscle, so could shoulder press serve as a warm-up…
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Is it necessary to do warmup sets at moderate weight?

My friend today indicated that I should be doing warmup sets but I've never done them before. Is it really necessary to do warmup sets? I usually row on days I do back and triceps and use the eliptical (pushing on the hand bars) on days I do chest…
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30 minutes warm up

Bodyweight athletes tend to spend a lot of time training, whilist the classic bodybuilder has quick 45 minutes sessions...a bodyweight athlete invests at least 30 minutes of training just for warming up. As seen by Sergio Di Pascquale, Arthur…
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Is it possible to do too many jumping jacks, and can I do them in rest days?

I am not good at rope-jumping so in order to warm up before my medium intensity training (some push-ups, some ab activities, etc) I do jumping jacks, sometimes up to 150 of them. I count every move, one for opening legs one for closing them. Is it…
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What exactly does it mean to warm up?

I've heard many times that warming up lower the risk for injury, but I have no idea why that is. From the tag warmup A warm-up is light exercise usually performed before participating in technical sports or exercising. Warm-ups are intended to to…
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