Pre Walk Warm up & a Post Walk Stretch Routine

While walking is part of the daily health routine for a lot of us, not all of us warm up before or stretch after a walk.

Warming up for a few minutes before taking a walk can help increase the blood flow to the muscles & joints making you feel comfortable & preventing the occurrence of injury while walking.

Stretching after a walk can help you improve the flexibility of your muscles & joints.

Here is a short warm up that you can practice before going for a walk.

Following are 2 post walk stretch routines ( one standing & the other lying down ). You can practice either one of the two after your walk to enhance your muscle & joint flexibility.

Please note:

a. As you hold a stretch, stay as steady as possible & relax. Do not bounce
b. Each stretch is to be held for a minimum of 10 seconds for the muscle to relax & lengthen
c. If you don't feel comfortable with any stretch, then please do not do it