The Running Warm-up | Why and How to Warm-up Before Your Run
Why Should You Warm-up Before a Run? Muscles Become Warm as a Result of Increased Blood Flow to the Area – Which May Be Due to an External Heat Source Causing...
Why should you warm-up before a run?
Muscles become warm as a result of increased blood flow to the area – which may be due to an external heat source causing more blood flow to the skin to help radiate heat away from the body (thus increasing muscle temperature moderately).
When we are warming up for exercise, however, the increased activity of the muscles facilitates increased blood flow, which in turn increases the temperature of the muscle.
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Warming up can help to prevent injury
Increasing muscle temperature improves the elasticity and preparedness to perform the muscle, which not only reduces the risk of injuries like muscle strains but also significantly improves the performance capacity of the muscle. Increased elasticity also means that the soft tissue structures are more tolerant of loading than they are in a cooled state, meaning it is less likely you will injure yourself after a proper warm-up.
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