Workouts – Warming Up and Cooling Down
Use between five and ten minutes for warm up. First, do some walking, jogging or general movement to get started.
Now stretch your arms, torso and other muscles, gently at first, before you stretch the muscles you will use in your exercise.
When you stretch, remember to stand still and hold each stretch for ten or more seconds.
Now increase the pace and begin to feel your heart beating and your body warming. Stretch again and you should be ready.
Remember that your warm up reflects the type of sport you are doing
At the end of your exercise, cool down by doing the warm up in reverse. Start to slow and then stretch. Now slow the exercise level right down and stretch again.
If you read this and thought: “I’m not going to bother with all that.” Think again.
Warming up and cooling down is important, if you can’t do the time in full then at least do some warm up before you start and a quick cool down at the end.
A sports injury can stop an athlete exercising for a short time but it could put you off exercise for life. Don’t let that happen for the sake of a few minutes!
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