Everyone wants to get straight into their workout: a quick 5‑minute jog or some arm swings, then go heavy. But new and older studies suggest that too short or insufficient warm‑ups might not only impair performance — they may increase injury risk and cumulatively hinder long‑term muscle and joint health.
A 2025 study on resistance training recovery found that including a “re‑warm‑up” (between exercises) improved mechanical performance — for example, increasing propulsive power in squats compared to skipping re‑warm‑up.
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