Warming up before a workout doesn’t often get the attention it deserves. Maybe you’re tight on time and eager to get to the heart of your workout—or maybe you haven’t really given much thought to a ...

Warming up significantly improves muscle performance, particularly speed and power, by increasing muscle temperature. Both passive heat methods and light exercise warm-ups work, but mimicking the ...

The winter months can be hard on our hands, and it's normal for them to get cold whether we're inside or outside, but doing ...

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 ...

Warming up for exercise might have been the boring part in PE lessons that your teacher always insisted on, but it was there for a reason: it's important. If you don't awaken your muscles, you stand a ...

A new study shows that even slight increases in muscle temperature can significantly enhance speed and power, especially when warm-up movements resemble the activity ahead.

When you’re gearing up for a run or workout, your warm-up might be an afterthought. You may even skip a pre-run routine altogether so that you can get straight to your effort. However, running coaches ...

How many times have you started a workout fast and furious and then—bam!—you hit a wall after five minutes or worse, you feel a pull/strain/sharp pain somewhere on your body? If that's happened to you ...

When was the last time you skipped your running warm-up? If you're like a lot of people, it won't be that long ago. In fact, you might be scratching your head trying to remember the last time you did ...