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Lou Mudge

Do you warm up before a walking workout? Here’s why this expert recommends it and his go-to three-move warm-up

Man in park performing squat exercise.

No matter your relationship with exercise, it’s probably been drilled into you that you should warm up before playing sport or doing a workout. But does that apply to walking workouts too?

“It’s good to warm up before any type of exercise to promote proper movement mechanics and assist in preventing minor injuries that may occur when starting a workout cold,” says Solomon Lewis, a NASM-certified personal trainer and fitness specialist for Endeavor Health.

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