Do I have to do cardio to warm-up?
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Dr. Michael Roizen answered:Nope. Just do a little of the same exercise a little slower to start. For example, before a brisk walk or bike ride, walk or peddle at a slower pace. Don’t skimp on the warm-up, though. It helps increase pliability of your muscles, which makes them more efficient, and it also cuts your chances of injury.Nope. Just do a little of the same exercise a little slower to start. For example, before a brisk walk or bike ride, walk or peddle at a slower pace. Don’t skimp on the warm-up, though. It helps increase pliability of your muscles,... More -
Dr. Mike Clark of Sharecare Fitness answered:No, you do not have to do a cardio warm-up before your workout. While a cardio warm-up is great for increasing blood flow to your muscles and increasing your body’s temperature, there are other effective ways to prepare your body for physical activity. Research shows that an integrated warm-up consisting of different types of stretching and full-body functional movements is most effective at getting your body ready for the specific demands of your workout. The following sequence is one example of an integrated warm-up you can do to get your body primed and ready to go before you exercise.
Foam Roll (find 1-3 tender spots per muscle and hold on each spot for at least 30 seconds):
Calves
Outer thigh
Mid back
Stretch (perform each stretch 1-3 times – holding for at least 30 seconds apiece):
Kneeling Hip Flexor
Kneeling Lat
Calves
Dynamic Movement (perform 1-3 sets of 10-15 repetitions of each exercise):
Tube walking side-to-side
Medicine ball lift/chop
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No, you do not have to do a cardio warm-up before your workout. While a cardio warm-up is great for increasing blood flow to your muscles and increasing your body’s temperature, there are other effective ways to prepare your body for physical... More -
National Academy of Sports Medicine answered:No, you do not have to do cardio to warm-up before your workout. The purpose of performing a warm-up is simply to prepare the body for the physical demands of a workout. Warm-ups can be either general or specific. A general warm-up consists of performing movements that do not mimic the activity being performed, while a specific warm-up consists of movements that mimic, or are similar to, the activity to be performed. Cardio, such as doing 5-10 minutes on the treadmill, while effective at increasing heart rate, respiratory rate, and muscle tissue temperature, is more of a general warm-up because the movement(s) involved do not really mimic the the movements performed during a resistance training routine. Ideally, you want to perform a specific warm-up before resistance training in order to prepare the muscles and joints involved for the demands of resistance exercise. An example of a specific warm-up prior to a resistance training workout would be to perform prisoner squats and push-ups with rotation.No, you do not have to do cardio to warm-up before your workout. The purpose of performing a warm-up is simply to prepare the body for the physical demands of a workout. Warm-ups can be either general or specific. A general warm-up consists of... More -
Beth Oliver answered:To increase your core temperature, you want to do big, full-body movements. Think of moving as many joints as possible in unison. This demands more work from the heart to get blood flowing throughout the body, and you will feel an increase in your heart rate and temperature.
To increase your core temperature, you want to do big, full-body movements. Think of moving as many joints as possible in unison. This demands more work from the heart to get blood flowing throughout the body, and you will feel an increase in your... More
