The Warm-Up And Cool-Down Routines

Too busy to warm up, too macho to cool down? Big mistake! Time-pressed people often skip the warm-up and cool-down, thinking that because they feel easy they don't count. They do! Giving your body time to prepare and recover from exercise prevents injury and gives you fitness longevity. Warming up for 5 minutes makes sessions easier as well as safer as it helps you in preventing injuries, and cooling down stretches create long lean muscles with a full range of motion. They allows the heart rate to stabilize and gives the body time to repair and recover.

Since you have to spend this time warming up and cooling down, enjoy it! There's a mental edge to these sessions too. The warm-up is the part of the session where you leave all your troubles behind you and start to loosen up and look forward to the work you're about to do. The cool-down stretch is the bit where you chill out, feel the stress dissolve in some stretches and reflect on what you've achieved.

Warming Up: Learn all about warming up over here, which will help you in preventing from various injuries that may occur otherwise.

Cooling Down: Know here all about cooling down to get long lean muscles.

5 Minute Full Body Stretch: 5 minutes of full body stretch is essential after you complete every exercise routine, to get all your muscles into proper motion again.

Key Points

Always warm up, cool down and stretch. These vital parts of the workout help prevent injury, keep you flexible and give you fitness longevity.

Get into the right frame of mind before you start. It's the key to enjoying your exercise session.

Tell yourself that you're fit, strong and flexible. In time your body will grow towards your praise.