Diving into the pool to warm up can be something swimmers dread. The simple thought taking those first strokes of warm up despite your sore, aching muscles can be less than pleasant. But come race day ...

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 ...

You get to the gym and check your watch: You have an hour to fit in a workout before your busy day beckons. The temptation—understandably—is to dive right into the good stuff. The heavy lifting or ...

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Hands up: Who skips warm-up exercises and cool-downs even more than leg day? You're not alone. The problem, however, is that these routines are essential to your workout. We're not just talking about ...

Warming up and cooling down need to be part of a workout at any age, but they do not have to be a massive time-consuming event. In fact, if you get creative, you can find ways to make the beginning ...

Great question and thanks for writing in with your progress. Remember the point of the warm up is to prepare your body and mind for the upcoming training run or race. If you are running easy in ...

Some kids have a slow-to-warm-up temperament that can make them resist new activities or people. Here's how parents can support them. (Image: Getty Images; illustration by Katie Martin for Yahoo Life; ...

It’s fair to say Andrea Pirlo was not a fan of the warm-up, saying in his autobiography: “I hate it with every fibre of my being. It actually disgusts me.” Yet it plays a vital part in teams’ ...