Can anyone advise please. Do the 5 mins walks at start and finish count as warm ups and cool downs? Or should we still be doing stretches before and after? I’m on wk 4 and have been lucky to have no injuries so far.
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I’ve been using the 5 mins walks as warm up and cool down and not done any stretching. I’m doing w3r3 next and no soreness so far!
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Officially and in practice, the walks are your warm-up and cool-down.
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If you are outside then you could walk a bit more before if you are not warmed up. Definitely do stretches after rhe 5’ cool down. They are quite enjoyable too
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I thoroughly recommend stretching after every run. healthunlocked.com/couchto5...
This can ease contacted muscle groups back into normal position and reduce tension in tendons which you may otherwise carry into your next run.
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