Warming up and stretching both before and after your walk is the only way to go. It's an important step not to be skipped, and it takes just five minutes or so. The goal is to stretch and warmup the same muscles that you'll use during your walk. An easy way to warm up is to initially walk at a much slower pace for the first 5 minutes of the walk. Next stop and take five minutes to stretch your shoulders, back, neck, hips, chest, thighs, hamstrings and calves. After you’ve finished your walk, cool down by again walking for 5 minutes at a much slower pace. Follow up the completion of your walk with the same simple stretches you started the walk with, and your done!
Regular gentle stretching will afford you a lot more overall flexibility, and it will help in allowing full range of motion. Be sure to maintain each stretch for a count of 30 seconds in order to get the full benefit. If you've not been warming up and cooling down, try it today!
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