warm up
Prepare for exertion
Warm up describes preparation through gradual activity.
Athletes warm up before competition, loosening muscles and raising heart rate.
Musicians warm up with scales.
Engines warm up to reach operating temperature.
A comedian warms up the crowd before the main act.
As a noun, a warmup is this preparatory period or the clothing worn during it: She did her warmups before the race.
To warm up to someone is to become friendlier over time: He was standoffish at first, but warmed up to me.
Pre-performance practice session
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- readyingMaking prepared beforehand
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- primingMaking ready beforehand
groundwork · preliminary · vocal exercises · scales · run-through · dry run · tuning · briefing
Extending muscles or material
- joggingSlow-paced locomotion exercise
- limberingBecoming more flexible
- calisthenicsEquipment-free resistance exercises
- aerobicsHeart-strengthening group exercises
yoga · pilates · tai chi · dynamic stretching · mobility · muscles · heart rate · blood flow
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- readyingMaking prepared beforehand
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
priming · groundwork · preliminary · vocal exercises · scales · run-through · dry run · tuning · briefing · preshow
stretching
Extending muscles or material
- joggingSlow-paced locomotion exercise
- limberingBecoming more flexible
- calisthenicsEquipment-free resistance exercises
aerobics · yoga · pilates · tai chi · dynamic stretching · mobility · muscles · heart rate · blood flow · flexibility
- runningrun, runner, running shoes, running shorts, running gear
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- skatingskating, ice skating, roller skating, figure skating, inline skating
- Aerobicsaerobics class, aerobic dance, step aerobics, water aerobics, aqua aerobics
- athletic verbsrun, jump, sprint, dash, leap
- gentle exercisestretching routine, chair yoga, low-impact exercise, seated exercises, flexibility exercises
warm upcool down
Reduce temperature or intensity
cool off · chill · freeze · cold · refrigerate
up, warm, warmth, warmly, warming, warmer, warmed, warm-up, warmest