warm up techniques question

[trapeze]

I might have just overlooked this somewhere, but is it advisable to do some form of stretching exercise before embarking on the C25K sessions ?

I know it always begins and ends with 5 mins of walking , but what about prior to that.

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I've never done stretches beforehand apart from flinging my arms around and some funny little dance steps when I'm doing the walking bit, but I know people do, often if they have an underlying niggle like tight calves. I think you'd need to warm up a bit first anyway because its not a good idea to strech cold muscles. I'm sure if you check out runnersworld website you'll find lots of info.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Stretching before a run should be dynamic stretches, not the static stretching that you do after a run, as linked to in the guide to the plan healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

As the temperature drops an extended warm up can be beneficial to get muscles ready for working, especially if you have any particular troublesome muscle groups.

[trapeze in reply to IannodaTruffe]

thank you, apprecited

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

The BRISK walk will be enough - that's what it's there for. For the moment anyway

[trapeze in reply to John_W]

thanks for the advice

[Mercmancouchto5k Graduate]

My understanding was that the five minute brisk walk is all that is needed to warm up and get the muscles loose enough to do the jogging.