What we had to do before we could mold, shape and stretch all those different ideas we had in mind was to WARM UP the plastacine, only and then we could shape our creations! If we took the plastacine out of the box and tried to pull it when it was cold, it would snap!
Look at your muscles in the same aspect.
Once we have warmed up our muscles we can then move onto a full body stretch, opening up the muscles to allow full movement for resistance training, cardio workouts or exercise.
What we are doing during our warm ups is to allow warm blood to enter the muscle preparing them for all the twist and turns, stretch and flexes that occur during our 1 hour (or more) in the gym.
Once are muscles are warm and prepared we can then stretch them further to allow more blood to flow into them maximising are workouts. If you are working Chest, Triceps and Shoulders for this day only make sure you really stretch those isolated areas but still stretch the whole body.
For those of us that don't think a warm up or even stretching is necessary then this is also directed at you. Many think it's a waste of time, boring or they just don't have time!
Without warming up or stretching we are prone to injury. A simple set of Jumping Jacks, Front Jacks and Burpees will do it, Skipping, the boxers warm up is also a great way to get your blood pumping, the Cross Trainer/Eliptical Machine is also great and really incorporates the use of the whole body.
8-10 mins is all it takes, and a good 20-30 seconds on each stretch and I will guarantee you will maximise your workouts and have fewer aches, pains and injuries!
Brian Talbot
Your Personal Trainer
For More information about Maximising your workouts visit Brian @ M Wellness Ibiza
www.mwellnessibiza.com
+34 971 33 88 40
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