Do I Need to Warm Up Before Exercise? What The Science Tells Us

Do you have a warm-up routine before you exercise? Warm-ups (and stretching) are something we've always been taught to do - supposedly to improve athletic performance and to prevent injuries. But is this accurate? Let's talk about what science tells us about the pros and cons of warming up before exercise…and how to do it!

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For all the viewers here that exercise by lifting weights(which the string bean here didnt talk about obviously) you need to do warm up sets with light weights. Not just to warm up the muscle tempurature wise(geezee) your joints get lubricated with natural fluids we produce. your tendons become more elastic and therefore preventing injury 100% percent of the time. So dont watch this video and decide to go max out on a squat or benchpress and send your shoulders or knees to snap city because this guys lack of mentioning lifting weights as an exercise.