Why You MUST Warm-Up…
Don’t be one of those people that rushes straight into a workout/sport without proper preparation, warming up correctly will benefit you in the following ways:
- A Focused Mind– It will help you set your mind to the task at hand, you can frame your challenges in a positive way – one step at a time - without them seeming too difficult as you’ve broken them into small pieces in your mind.
- Increased Strength – By gradually warming up and stimulating the central nervous system, you can generate more force
- Increased Flexibility – You know when you wake up in the morning and you feel all tight? You gotta stretch and mobilise the joints! The body won’t do it for you!
- Better Technique – Practising your lifting technique, or your sporting movements (passing, catching etc.) with a slower/lighter intensity than when competing or training will benefit technique as you can run through the finer points without the stress of a heavy weight on your back or someone running at ya!
- Increased Endurance – Your greater flexibility and strength from the warm-up will translate into better movement efficiency. Simply put, you will move easier, so you can move for longer! Also, warming up the heart and lungs increases performance due to a stimulatory effect…just do enough to get yourself warm and breathing hard.
The best athletes in the world know why they warm up, it keeps them one step ahead.
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