Warming Up At Home

ThirdMan · 15-01-2012 1:03pm #1

Hi. I'm looking for some tips on how to warm up at home. I don't have an exercise bike or anything like that. I guess I could start with a 5 minute walk, but if I did that I'd have to do my stretches on a very busy road. Ideally, I'd warm up and stretch at home, then begin my run. Does anyone work a similar routine?

huskerdu · 15-01-2012 1:45pm

ThirdMan wrote: »

Hi. I'm looking for some tips on how to warm up at home. I don't have an exercise bike or anything like that. I guess I could start with a 5 minute walk, but if I did that I'd have to do my stretches on a very busy road. Ideally, I'd warm up and stretch at home, then begin my run. Does anyone work a similar routine?

I do this a lot but it's a bit random. Unless its early on a cold morning, it doesn't take long.

I often jog up and down the stairs slowly a few times, getting quicker toward the end.
But sometimes, I end up running around the house finding missing childrens shoes and feeding the dog before I can escape and I have convinced myself that its a great warm up.

TFBubendorfer · 15-01-2012 2:09pm

I bounce on the spot for a minute in bare feet before putting on my shoes. Once out on the road, I take it easy for the first mile or two.

That's been working for me for years.

ThirdMan · 15-01-2012 3:33pm

I'm a bit short on children and dogs at the moment, so running on the stairs and bouncing on the spot will do nicely! Thanks!

JohnnyCrash · 16-01-2012 7:48am

Some jogging on the spot,some jumping jacks and some dynamic stretches-front and side leg swings,high knees and butt kicks

baza1976 · 16-01-2012 7:31pm

Skipping

Younganne · 17-01-2012 11:32am

huskerdu wrote: »

I often jog up and down the stairs slowly a few times, getting quicker toward the end.
But sometimes, I end up running around the house finding missing childrens shoes .

:eek::eek:

+ 1 skipping..i've no stairs

G-Money · 17-01-2012 11:43am

The park I run in is about a 5 to 7 minute walk from my apartment. I usually just walk there quite briskly (not a problem in the cold weather!) and then just start running when I get there.