A warm-up is essential before physical activity. The purpose of a warm-up is to increase the body core temperature, heart rate, and blood flow, and decrease the viscosity of connective tissue, increasing muscular performance and enhancing psychological performances. Most individuals involved in sports do a warm-up just because it is what they think they are supposed to do, however, most people do not know the reasoning behind it. It prepares the athlete not only physiologically, but mentally as well. Flexibility is an important component for activities of daily living and for sports, particularly ones that call for increased mobility. Although it has been shown that a dynamic warm-up is more beneficial for performance, a lack of flexibility may increase the chance of injury. Therefore, static stretching is recommended after physical activity, not before. Power, jumping performance, and speed are imperative in today’s competitive sports world. Recent research has suggested that utilizing a dynamic warm-up routine instead of static stretching increases power, jumping performance and acceleration/speed. Some studies have found a decrease in mean running speed or no change at all following a static stretching protocol. A dynamic warm-up features progressive, continuous movement. Calisthenics such as squatting and lunging movements often are paired with running drills that include forward, lateral, and change-of-directions movement. An advantage of a dynamic stretching routine is that they are more functional and sport specific. Dynamic stretching fitness
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