Warm up

[chatteris64]

Is it okay to just use the five minute warm walk or should I do some stretches before my runs.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

The 5 minutes warm up should be sufficient to get you ready for your run if it's a 'Brisk' walk.Some (Including myself) prefer to also do the 'Dynamic' warm up excercises that are referred to in the program guide .

If you are going to include pre run excercises though it's important that they are 'Dynamic' and not the 'Static' stretches that you would do post run .

[chatteris64 Graduate in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you, I was concerned I should be doing some.

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

This FAQ Post gives you some greater detail about warm up and cool down healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

The important thing is to do dynamic stretching pre run and static stretching post run.

[chatteris64 Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you, I will take a look at them.