For many people, warm up and cool down before and after exercising is skipped, because they fear that they will not have time to get in a full workout or they simply don’t think they need to do it.

**News Flash**

Warming up, or stretching, before and after working out is IMPERATIVE for a safe and healthy workout.

Here is a great video that explains why you should warm up and cool down, and it also gives you some great ideas for warm up exercises!

Video by ShellsFitness101.

Now that you know how to warm up and cool down when exercising, get up and get moving!