One foot in front of the other.
Some people warm up by stretching while sitting in one place. Some people warm up by doing short sprints. Some people warm up by doing short, relaxed runs.
Personally, I warm up best by running for somewhere in between on to two miles. My body, on the other hand, sometimes has different things in mind. Yesterday, for instance, it took me about five miles to get warm and into a comfortable place. Part of it was that odd dizziness I was dealing with, but a lot of it was that my body just was simply not feeling it.
Ho do you war m up before a workout? Is it different than before a race? Is your warm up for cycling or swimming different than for running?
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For a workout, slow jog about 1-2 miles.
For a race, slow jog for 1-2 miles. If it’s a 5-10k race, include short bursts to get my heart rate up. Then stretch for a few mins before making my way to the starting line.
I just stretch a little before I run. My warm up for running is a steady run, and I feel really great after about a mile.
I don’t have a good swim or bike warm-up ritual though.
I do some active lunges and leg kicks etc just to get things started – then I start slow and pick up after about 2 kms.
I used to have a lot more feedback from my body before I took warm-up and post run stretching seriously.
Corey