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Warm ups are a crucial part of any sport. These articles share warm up stretches and warm up drills for a variety of sports – golf, running, cycling and more – that will both increase performance and help with sports injury prevention… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.

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Speed training: warm up exercises for sports involving speed and multi-directional agility

A warm-up focused on speed and multi-directional agility


Half time in sport: should you warm up or cool down?

Half-time therapies to combat second half fatigue and injury


Football Training Drills for Improving Energy Systems During Pre-season

Football Tips and Exercises to Make You Ready for the New Season


Pilates for Running with Caroline Sandry

Pilates for Running with Caroline Sandry

In this video TV presenter, personal trainer and Pilates expert Caroline Sandry takes you through a number of Pilates exercises that are of specific benefit to runners. The exercises will strengthen and stretch areas prone to tightness and injury among runners of all speeds, distances and ages.


Skipping rope for warm-ups

Skipping rope for warm-ups

Skipping rope is an excellent general warm up exercise. The alternating and normal hammer curls are both good exercises for developing and keeping the biceps strong.


Dynamic stretching exercises increase jumping ability

Basketball Warm-ups to Increase Vertical Leap


Half Time Strategy - Temperature

Coping With The Effects of Temperature on The Pitch


Heart Vitality Training and Heart Rate Monitors as Aids to Athletic Performance

Athletic Performance - keeping your cardiovascular system in shape


Research Round-Up: endurance, ergogenic drugs, hydration and vibration

endurance, ergogenic drugs, hydration and vibration


Managing Pain in Athletes

What are the best ways to cope with sports pain? And how do different people react to the same injury?


Exercise Special - wake up your body and brain

A hand to knee reaction drill to improve speed, power and strength


Stretching, Performance and Injury Prevention

Pre-exercise stretching - is it time to tear up the old rule book?


Can Athletes Dance Their Way to Agility?

Dance Training for Agility, Speed and Power


Running Injury Prevention

Injury Prevention and Stretching Advice for Runners


cyclists warm up

Cyclists Warm Up: Which warm-up for cyclists?


active warm-ups

Active Warm-ups: How active warm-up boosts performance


Pre-competition

Pre-competition: Pre-competition exercise: does timing matter?


Downward dog

Downward Dog


warm up activity

Warm Up Activity : The dynamic alternative to static stretching


cold injuries

Cold injuries: How to protect your performance as well as your health against the chill winds of winter


warm up golf

Warm-up golf


golf warm up exercises

Golf warm up exercises


exercise in the heat | pre-cooling techniques

Pre-cooling techniques increase performance in the heat


Warming up before training and competition

Warming Up: Just how hot should your warm-up be?


Warming up: does stretching actually hinder sports performance?

Sport science research suggests stretching hampers performance


How should you approach a pre-competition or training warm up?

Warming up before high-intensity exercise boosts total oxygen consumption but does not increase time to exhaustion


Bathing in carbonated water as a warm-up can improve swimming times

Swimmers can improve their performance through carbon dioxide bathing


Does stretching in your warm up prevent injury?

Everything you need to know about stretching


Warm ups: mobility exercises will prepare the body to move quickly and efficiently

These pre-workout mobility exercises can give a valuable boost to competitive performance


Warm-up drills

Warm-ups: Are warm-ups a waste of time?


Warm up exercises: update your approach to training and competition

Warming up with a dynamic, focused routine, specifically tailored to your chosen sport.


Warm up exercises: update your approach to training and competition

Warming up with a dynamic, focused routine, specifically tailored to your chosen sport.


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