The purpose of warming up before exercise is to help your body and mind prepare for physical activity, making your workout safer and more effective.

Why is warming up important?

The main purpose of warming up is to prepare your muscles, joints, bones and related body systems for exercise. During warm-up, blood circulation increases, allowing more oxygen-rich blood to flow to the muscles and helping the body get ready for movement.

How long should a warm-up be?

Five minutes is sufficient. Just enough to notice a slight sweat, an increased heart rate, and slight shortness of breath, but still enough to speak normally.

Benefits of warming up:

⭐Helps prepare and heat up the body

⭐Reduces the risk of sports injuries

⭐Helps the body get into exercise mode

🏃‍♀️Brisk walking, running, cycling

• Jog for 2-3minutes. Focus on warming up and stretching the lower limbs, including the ankles, knees, and hips.

🏋️‍♀️Weightlifting or Muscle Taining

• A full-body warm up is recommended, including neck, shoulders, wrists, waist, hips, knees and ankles. After warming up each joint, lift lighter weights than usual to further warm up the muscles and joints; thi step doesn't need to be long.

🥊Boxing, Muay Thai, and Wushu

• These sports require full-body muscle an joint coordination, so a complete warm-up is essential. It's recommended to do a few minutes of jump rope after the basic warm-up to relax the muscles and improve body-muscle coordination.

Remember, the key  to a warm-up is not to burn energy, but to make exercise safer and prepare the body.