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Warm-up

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

/ˈwɔrmʌp/nounCore term

In sports & fitness, warm-up means: Light exercise done before training or competition to raise body temperature and heart rate and prepare the muscles and joints for harder work.

In Turkish: ısınma, ısınma hareketleri

How it is used

Part of almost every session in clubs, gyms and PE lessons. Coaches say "Let's start with a ten-minute warm-up", and teams do a dynamic warm-up on the pitch before kick-off. The verb is two words: warm up.

Example sentences

  1. Don't skip the warm-up; we're doing heavy lifts today.

  2. The players came out for their warm-up forty minutes before the match.

Common collocations

  • dynamic warm-up
  • do a warm-up
  • warm-up routine
  • warm-up exercises
  • pre-match warm-up
  • cool-downA period of easy exercise and stretching at the end of a session that helps the body return gradually to a resting state.
  • stretchTo lengthen a muscle by moving part of the body and holding the position, to improve flexibility or to relax after exercise.
  • mobilityThe ability to move a joint actively and with control through its full range of motion; it depends on strength and joint health as well as flexibility.
  • workoutA session of physical exercise done to improve fitness, strength or skill, such as a run, a gym session or a class.

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