How Important Is Warming Up Before A Workout?

Warming up is very important before any workout, whether it be before a 100m sprint or before maxing out on bench press. However, the question you may be asking is why is it so important?


ANSWER: Warming up prepares the muscles and joints for greater levels of activity.


It also has numerous other benefits such as:

• Reducing muscle stiffness (which is directly related to muscle injury)


• Increases speed of contraction/relaxation of the muscles that have been warmed up


• Removes lactic acid accumulated during previous workouts


• Increases blood circulation to muscles


• Increases efficiency of oxygen usage by warmed up muscles (hemoglobin releases oxygen more readily at higher muscle temperatures)


• Neuromuscular coordination is improved by warming up before performing a movement
  

So make sure you warm-up before your next workout!