verb phrase · neutral
do warm-up exercises
UK/duː wɔːm ʌp ˈeksəsaɪzɪz/US/duː wɔrm ʌp ˈɛksərsaɪzɪz/do WARM-UP EX·er·cis·es
to perform gentle exercises before physical activity to prepare muscles
Examples
“Always do warm-up exercises before running to reduce injury risk.”
“The coach asked the team to do warm-up exercises for ten minutes.”
“Simple warm-up exercises improve circulation and flexibility.”
Band 8 sentence
“Professional athletes always do warm-up exercises to minimise the risk of muscle strain before competition.”
Collocations
- do warm-up exercises before sports
- perform warm-up exercises
Word family
Common mistakes
do warm up exercises→do warm-up exercises
do warming up exercises→do warm-up exercises
Say it for a higher band
5warm up→6do warm up exercises→7+do warm-up exercises
Synonyms
warm up
Easily confused
stretching exercises
“He spent ten minutes doing stretching exercises.”
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