Unleashing Your Potential: The Power of Warming Up Before Every Run

I know I am often guilty of not wanting to warm-up like I know I
should. Sometimes it feels like “just another thing” I need to
do, especially when everything is feeling good.


But, what always helps me step back and focus on warming up, even
when I don’t want to, is thinking back to the scientific
understanding of why it’s so critical and just exactly how much
it can help decrease injuries.


So, in today’s episode we’re going to help you by giving you that
in-depth understanding of the why, the benefits and the how to so
you can remind yourself just how important it is on those days
you want to skip it.


We’re going to dive into…


Exactly why the warm-up is so important to performance and
injury prevention

How we often confuse flexibility with being warmed up and why
we need to rethink this concept.

The difference between active stretching and a dynamic
warm-up

Plus, how long and what type of warm-ups to do, even in bad
weather



You’ll learn a lot of helpful lessons in this one, so let’s get
to it!
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