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Did you do warmups before shoveling snow? I can't imagine going outside and doing that in cold weather with cold muscles.
by FLUX-YOU 9y ago
Did you do warmups before shoveling snow?
I can't imagine going outside and doing that in cold weather with cold muscles.
- colanderman 9y agoNope, didn't even know this was a thing! That's why the passage I quoted rings so true to me. I lead a sedentary life all year and then one day, with no preparation whatsoever, dive headlong into strenuous exercise in adverse conditions for an hour plus.
- choward 9y ago> Did you do warmups before shoveling snow? Seriously? Who does this?
- FLUX-YOU 9y agoShoveling snow is obviously exercise. Does it seem weird to you that people warm up before lifting or running?
- choward 9y agoNo. Neither does it to the average person. I'm just saying doing a warmup before chores is not something that's common practice. Maybe it should be, but you can't just assume it is because it seems like the right thing to do that it's common knowledge.
- astura 9y agoIs there evidence that a warm-up is beneficial or is it something we do because it "seems right?" I don't know the answer to this. Either way, I don't personally warm up, I don't notice a difference between warming up vs not warming up.
- mikestew 9y agoI do. I do it by starting with little tiny shovels of snow, working my way up to a full load. What, you want me to have a heart attack?