WEEKEND WARRIORS

Pre-workout stretching is a thing of the past

Jan 9, 2015, 1:00 PM | Updated: Jan 23, 2015, 2:59 pm

This article is Sponsored by Banner CORE Center for Orthopedics

Weekend Warriors barely have time to squeeze in a pick-up game at the gym, let alone include a whole pre-workout stretch routine. For most people, stretching is tossed in at the end of a workout like a final punishment.

Yet, despite the sudden epiphany you should spend more time warming up before a workout, arriving early for an elaborate stretching session just doesn’t fit into your schedule.

Good news. You can ditch the pre-workout stretch routine.

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Pre-workout stretching is a thing of the past