Warming up

This article is about pre-exercise activity. For the video game, see Warm Up (video game). For the vocal exercises, see Vocal warm up. For the comedy act, see Warm-up comedian. For the opening act, see Opening act.
Warming up
Chang-Hwa Bank warm up to prevent injuries on October 22, 2006.

Warming-up is performed before a performance or practice. Athletes, singers, actors and others warm up before stressing their muscles. it prepares the muscles for vigorous actions

Exercise

Steven Gerrard warming up prior to a match in 2010.

A warm up generally consists of a gradual increase in intensity in physical activity (a "pulse raiser"), joint mobility exercise, and stretching, followed by the activity. Warming up brings the body to a condition at which it safely responds to nerve signals for quick and efficient action.

For example, before running or playing an intensive sport, the athlete might slowly jog to warm their muscles and increase their heart rate. It is important that warm ups be specific to the activity, so that the muscles to be used are activated. The risks and benefits of combining stretching with warming up are disputed, although it is generally believed that warming up prepares the athlete both mentally and physically. In a meta-study of 32 high quality studies, about 4/5ths of the studies showed improvements in performance.[1]

Warm-up programs can improve the strength of the knee muscle, which, in turn, may decrease injuries.[2]

A comprehensive warm-up program did not significantly decrease injuries in football compared to a control group.[3]

Direct physical effects of warm ups are:

Stretching

Main article: Stretching
A group of High School girls performing a ballistic stretch in a Physical Education session

Stretching is part of some warm up routines, although a study in 2013 indicates that it weakens muscles in that situation.[4] There are 3 types of stretches: ballistic stretching, dynamic, and static stretching:

See also

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References

  1. Fradkin AJ, Zazryn TR, Smoliga JM (2010). "Effects of warming-up on physical performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis". Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 24 (1): 140–8. doi:10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c643a0. PMID 19996770.
  2. Daneshjoo A, Mokhtar AH, Rahnama N, Yusof A (2012). "The effects of injury preventive warm-up programs on knee strength ratio in young male professional soccer players". PLOS ONE 7 (12): e50979. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...750979D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050979. PMC 3513304. PMID 23226553.
  3. Soligard T, Myklebust G, Steffen K, et al. (2008). "Comprehensive warm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers: cluster randomised controlled trial". BMJ 337: a2469. doi:10.1136/bmj.a2469. PMC 2600961. PMID 19066253.
  4. 1 2 "Stretching before workout may weaken muscles, impair athletes: studies | Health | Life | National Post". Life.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  5. NY Times
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