While it is important to focus on the main workout, remembering that the body needs proper preparation before intense ...

Get the blood flowing and muscles firing with these six warm-up stretches for runners to prevent injury and feel your best.

Have you ever skipped your warm-up before exercising? A good warm-up is not just a formality--it is a key step that gets your body ready for exercise. If you jump straight into a tough workout without ...

You get to the gym and check your watch: You have an hour to fit in a workout before your busy day beckons. The temptation—understandably—is to dive right into the good stuff. The heavy lifting or ...

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Warm-ups, they say, are as important as the workout itself; a ritual of stretching, jogging, and deep breathing before you began. Though it feels a bit old-school, you may dismiss it as habit rather ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Before you hit the weights or start your cardio, fitness trainer Rhonda Murphy says a proper warm-up can make all the difference. In this week's Workout Wednesday, Murphy ...

Warm-up exercises are those low-impact exercises that are done for 5-10 minutes before a more intense workout session, which helps prepare your body. Here are some that you can do before your workouts ...

Hands up: Who skips warm-up exercises and cool-downs even more than leg day? You're not alone. The problem, however, is that these routines are essential to your workout. We're not just talking about ...

Over the decades, we’ve had numerous interesting warm-up theories that no longer stand up to the research on injury ...

The best way to maintain PT test scores for typical military fitness tests is through workouts with calisthenics repetitions. The debate in the fitness community starts when you decide to mix in ...