For an effective workout, you need to prepare the body and do a warm-up, and at the end of any workout, a cool-down is carried out. But! Many people neglect these 10-15 minutes before and after training in order to quickly finish or start the lesson, but in vain. And we will tell you why you need to spend time on this, and how a warm-up differs from a cool-down.
Always after sleep we want to stretch and move our arms and legs a little in order to wake up and feel vitality in our body. Similarly, before training, it is necessary to “wake up” the body and prepare it for the upcoming load: warm up the joints, stretch the muscles. Warming up allows you to warm up the body, speed up the metabolic process and helps you get ready for training, even if you are not in the mood to go to the gym.
HOW SHOULD YOU WARM UP?
Warm-up consists of several parts:
- Cardio
- Joint gymnastics
- Stretching
- Technical warm-up
- CARDIO
For a cardio warm-up, 3-6 minutes is enough for you.
Running or fast walking on a treadmill, exercise bike, ellipse, jumping rope. This pre-workout warm-up stage is intended for general preparation of the whole body for intensive work with basic exercises , remember, they are performed immediately after the warm-up. The blood accelerates, the pulse quickens, you can safely move on to the next stage of the warm-up before training.
A small life hack: you can skip this step if you get to the gym at a fast pace
