Is there a proper way to warm up your body, such as your back?

Question: Is there a proper way to warm up your body, such as your back?
- Keywords:
  back,
  exercise,
  proper,
  warm up
Asked by meg53 to Mark on 14 Jun 2011.
- Mark Burnley answered on 14 Jun 2011:
  
  Warm-ups vary depending on what you are warming up for. My research has been concerned with how to run or cycle faster using warm-up exercise. Other types of warm-up include stretching and direct application of heat to the area you want to warm up. In the case of the back, a stretching routine is probably the best thing to do.

Question: Is there a proper way to warm up your body, such as your back?