warm up
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.
Warming up: the latest research into stretching
There’s increasing evidence that stretching before exercise doesn’t improve performance or reduce injury risk
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
Warming up: proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching, dynamic stretching or static stretching - which is best?
An overview of the role of stretching in athletic performance
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
Warm-ups to Increase Vertical Leap
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
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?
Warming up: the downward dog yoga exercise
The Downward Dog stretches and strengthens your body
Warming up: the dynamic alternative to static stretching
What is the best way to prepare an athlete for performance – mentally as well as physically?
warm up golf
Warm-up golf
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 and cooling down: how to prepare as a substitute
Warming up, substitute players & sitting on the bench
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
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation: Despite the claims for PNF, you still can't beat static stretching
Warm-up drills
Warm-ups: Are warm-ups a waste of time?
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