In: warm up

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How to Warm Up Properly for a Workout

Why you should be moving—not stretching—before a workout. Most of us know we’re supposed to warm up before exercising to get...

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Ready to Run: Movement Preparation

For well more than two decades, we have been competing either at a world-class level or coaching high-level athletes and teams in nearly every sporting event you can imagine.

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Placebos Treat Back Pain

Many of us have heard of the “placebo effect,” in which someone who thinks he or she is getting medication is...

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Warm-up: We Don’t Want Upgrades

Humans have always searched for ways to better themselves, and to that end, scientists are working not only on technologies to...

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Warm-up: Handstands, Explained

All of us are capable of some degree of balance, but for most of us, the handstand remains an elusive feat...

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Warm-up: Long-Term Brain Training Could Induce Partial Recovery in Paraplegic Patients

The Neurorehabilitation Laboratory in Brazil recently published a report on an unexpected discovery it made in attempting to improve paraplegic patients’...

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Warm-up: Want to Lose Weight? Clean Your Kitchen

If weight loss is your goal, washing the dishes is a good idea — but not because the scrubbing action will...

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Warm-up: What Posting Gym Activity Says About You

If you suspect that your friend’s gym selfies on Instagram mean she’s a narcissist, you could be right. Researchers from Brunel...

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Warm-up: Give Yourself a Pep Talk — and Gain an Advantage

According to a small study published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, psychologists Daniel Swinglet and Gary Lupyan discovered that...

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Hit-the-ground runner’s workout

Be a better runner with this strength endurance routine.