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The importance of 'warming up' before exercise 4 Articles

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    by Toya

    Warm up before doing exercise! Before you do any kind of exercising it is important to warm up. The benefit of warming up is to prepare you for your workout or sport playing. A warm up usually lasts between 5 10 minu...read more

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    by Ron Usher

    Warming up is important. What and how much you warm-up depends on the activity, your age and your level of competition. If you're going for an easy bike ride, then you can use the first part of the ride as a warm-up. If...read more

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    by Phil Hill

    Just as you would never jump into a car, ram it into fifth and put your foot down to get to 70mph as quickly as possible, so you should respect your own body. The ideal warm up should last 20 minutes to really stretch ever...read more

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    by Radcliff Durousseau

    Flexibility and Warming up before exercise. This is an area where I've grown increasingly negligent. I just don't stretch enough. I've just never been into it, but I have been made aware of its benefits. I have start...read more

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