Never hold a long stretch before training. Moving warm ups like this one are what actually help.
Relaxed and even. If you are holding your breath, you are swinging too hard.
No, and the difference matters. This is a moving warm-up that takes the hip through range - hold a stretch before training and you can lose a little power. Save the held stretches for afterwards.
Only as high as it goes without the lower back arching. Range grows across the set - the last swing should be higher than the first, not the other way round.
Yes. A wall or a chair means the leg can move freely instead of your body fighting for balance.
Which day to do Leg Swings, how many sets, and what to pair it with - the AI builds the whole plan. Your first one is free.
Build My Free PlanThe classic warm up. One minute is usually enough to get your whole body warm.
A day spent over a phone and a laptop leaves your neck stiff. Thirty seconds loosens it up.
Roll the shoulders in big slow circles. Thirty seconds of this before any upper body work saves a lot of trouble later.
Everything on this page is worked out from a formula or from published averages. It has never met you, and it cannot see your blood pressure, your medication or an old injury.
Talk to a doctor before you start if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a heart condition, diabetes or high blood pressure, take regular medication, have or have had an eating disorder, are recovering from injury or surgery, or are under 18. Stop and get advice if any exercise causes pain, dizziness or chest discomfort.
More about where these numbers come from is on the about page.
