Importance of Warming Up and Cooling Down
Exercising regularly is definitely important to lead a healthy life in general. But to enjoy the benefits of your exercise to the fullest, you have to adopt the pre and post exercise rituals- warming up and cooling down.
A good warm up can prepare your body for the exercise. It raises the body temperature and also increases blood flow. This in turn lets your muscles and bones have more of oxygen, improving muscle flexibility and decreases chances of injury and accident. Warm up routines vary from person to person as it is directly related with the intensity and nature of the exercise that is to be performed. One person’s exercise regime can be other person’s warm up schedule and vice a versa. Basically, you should design your warm up in such a way that it energizes you and doesn’t bring you fatigue.
Walks, jogs, and stretches are commonly performed as warm up routines. Start your warm up routine with low-intensity walks or jogs to prepare your muscles for coming activities. Walk slowly for 2-3 minutes then slowly shift to brisk walking or jogging.
A regular cool down exercise set comprises of short slow walks, mild stretching and may be some yoga. If you are a water baby then opt for swimming or if you love to shake a leg then dancing too would do.
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