Footballers, golfers, stand-up comedians, TedTalkers and even darts players do it these days. Putting yourself through a warm-up session before training, performing or competing is de rigueur across most sports disciplines and beyond these days.
And yet, when heading out for a run – especially over potentially rugged terrain – it’s something many of us barely give a thought to. We all know it’s a bad idea not to do a warm-up at all, but many of us don’t really know exactly how much attention we should pay to our pre-run routines. “I’ll warm up those muscles as I run, anyway,” has been the approach to a warm-up for many trail runners down the years. Me included.
