Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Stretching??

XanderIsMe05
XanderIsMe05
Posts: 1
Joined: 2006/04/07
United States
2006/04/27, 10:32 PM
Hi..this may be a dumb question, but I'm just getting started...what are some good ways to stretch and warm up for high intensity cardio?? I don't want my ankles to burn...
2006/04/28, 04:24 AM
I would generally stretch afterwards...

here are some fairly basic static stretches...

http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/stretchingexercises.html

You can also do just some particular stretches...like a calf stretch before cardio....
flyonthewall
flyonthewall
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Joined: 2005/01/18
Canada
2006/04/28, 09:42 AM
Just walking is a good way to warm up before your intense cardio. Regular walk, walk on toes, walk on heels...are all good ways to warm up. Try about 5min before you start your intense cardio.