Warming Up

We make you do it, and we hear about it. ‘Do I really have to warm up?’. There has always been the thought that warming up reduces injury and enhances performance, but there has not been a lot of high-quality research done on the topic. If you go to a 5k, you will see all sorts of warm up strategies, from the stand around approach to the run 5 miles at an easy pace approach. The important thing is to find what works best for you. Some people are best when starting the workout with no warm up.  Others of you like to stretch, and still others run around like a chicken with it’s head cut off. Just be ready to work when it’s time to go.