Talk:Warming up
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Yeah, yeah, the benefits of warming up are very nice- but what is it? Alister Namarra 07:12, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Static Stretches
UK athletics currently recommend that static stretches shoudl never be used as part of a warm up. This is because the muscles are too cold and hence more prone to damage at this point. Also, usually an athlete has performed some gentle exercise to increase heart rate before this. If the athlete then stops to perform static stretches only then to proceed into intense exercise, the heart rate would have decreased significantly.
[edit] Other meanings
Warming up also refers to preparatory actions before singing, playing the piano, etc. Maybe this should be mentioned? Just my two cents. Keppa 00:15, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Joint loosening
I've always been given to understand that before any cardiovascular exercises are undertaken the joints should first be mobilised - ie, rotation of ball-and-socket joints, flexion/extension exercises for hinge joints etc - to warm up the synovial fluid and loosen the ligaments before you start to jerk the bones around in their joints. If some official source can be found - I don't have time to look and wouldn't know where to start if I did - that should probably be mentioned.
Syneil (08:44 GMT+1 16-11-2006)
[edit] Not Necessary
After hearing and reading articles saying that warming up was of dubious value, I asked my doctor his opinion. He said he believes there is little to no value in warming up but that stretching and other "cooling down" excercises are vital. Maybe some more research needs to be done on this article with links. --Billywhack 07:52, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
