Warm-up before padel: how to prepare your body

Main idea

Padel has quick starts, stops, turns and lateral movement, so a short warm-up matters.

What to practise

Start with light movement, then mobilize ankles, hips and shoulders. Add side steps and short accelerations.

Key takeaways

Begin hitting softly and increase speed gradually. Warm-up is not the time to prove power.

• Padel has quick starts, stops, turns and lateral movement, so a short warm-up matters.
• Start with light movement, then mobilize ankles, hips and shoulders. Add side steps and short accelerations.
• Begin hitting softly and increase speed gradually. Warm-up is not the time to prove power.