The importance of exercising safely should never be underestimated. In order to prepare the body for more strenuous physical activity, a warm up comprising of movements to raise the pulse, increase mobility and stretching should be performed.
Raising the pulse - walking, gentle jogging, marching and less strenuous versions of the exercises you will be performing during your main workout will all increase the pulse.
Increasing mobility - circling the hips and ankles, rolling the shoulders and gently swinging the arms in circles are just a selection of the movements that can be performed to loosen the main joints - this prepares the joints for the movements that will be performed during your main workout.
When targeting mobility, always ensure a gradual increase in movement by starting the sequence small before getting increasingly larger.
When targeting mobility, always ensure a gradual increase in movement by starting the sequence small before getting increasingly larger.
Stretching - an adequate stretching technique requires focusing on the muscles you are using, and performing each movement in a slow, steady and balanced manner - this means no bouncing!
In order to prevent injuring muscles and joints, always stretch on warm muscles as opposed to cold, and hold each stretch for 8-10 seconds working from the top of your body down to your toes. This will ensure that your neck, shoulders, chest, inner, front and outer thigh, and upper and lower calf are targeted, and no areas are missed.
In order to prevent injuring muscles and joints, always stretch on warm muscles as opposed to cold, and hold each stretch for 8-10 seconds working from the top of your body down to your toes. This will ensure that your neck, shoulders, chest, inner, front and outer thigh, and upper and lower calf are targeted, and no areas are missed.
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