People touching their toes, pulling their arms across their chests, and lunging side to side before their workout begins. Static stretching before exercise has become such an ingrained ritual that ...

Most people think that stretching before you exercise is good for you, hoping it will help avoid injury and even improve performance. But is there any scientific research to back up these claims?

"A lot of people like to jump right into the workout, but stretching before and after is what's going to determine how effective your workout can be for today and the next time you do it," said ...

Department of Physiology, McGill University Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research SMBD-Jewish General Hospital Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2, ...

You should do dynamic stretches before working out and static stretches after exercise. Dynamic stretching is a type of stretching that involves movement rather than holding the stretch in place.

Do an easy warm up first (jump rope, light jogging), and then stretch gently for 15-30 minutes. Do not try to stretch as ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Shawn Arent, director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University, explains why you shouldn't stretch before you start your workout.

Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Correspondence to Dr Nicholas Henschke, Musculoskeletal Division ...

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Warming Up and Cooling Down Spend five to 10 minutes warming up before each workout to prevent injury. Try doing dynamic stretches—such as butt kicks and high knees—to get the blood flowing to ...

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