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A Proper Warm Up And Cool Down Using Bodyweight Calisthenics Exercise Will Help You Achieve Lifelong Fitness
Most people train as if the actual workout is the only thing that matters.
The truth is, everything plays a role in achieving your fitness goals and meeting your physique expectations... Diet, water intake, proper sleep and stress all effect your physical training efforts.
However, there are two things directly related to physical training that are essential for success... the warm up and cool down.
Unfortunately, the warm up and cool down are insufficiently emphasized in the vast majority of physical training programs... or completely ignored all together.
Let's face it... the warm up and cool down are the ugly ducklings of the fitness family.
I cannot emphasize this enough, a proper warm up will prepare you for the upcoming physical activity allowing you to perform better... and a proper cool down will repair you after strenuous physical activity allowing you recover faster.
Preparation and reparation, like found in Prepare & Repair, are absolutely necessary to optimize your physical training and ensure safe, continuous improvement. It is so important I include a free copy of Prepare & Repair with every product I sell.
Make Your Workouts A proper warm up and cool down will...
- Prepare You For Physical Activity
Allowing you to...
- Have More Effective Workouts
Every type of physical training can be improved by beginning with a proper warm up and ending with a proper cool down.
If you don't warm up and cool down properly you are decreasing your workouts productivity, prolonging recovery time from one workout to the next and exposing yourself to painful injuries with lengthy recovery periods.
So ugly duckling or not... incorporate a proper warm up and cool down into your physical training program if you are serious about reaching your potential and exceeding your expectations.
Your body will thank you with fitness performance improvements you can use... and physique improvements you can see.
Bodyweight Calisthenics Play A Vital Role
Bodyweight calisthenics are the obvious choice for an effective warm up and cool down.
All physical activity should start with a proper warm up...
Warming up with a few minutes of calisthenics will get the heart pumping and the respiratory rate up while warming up the muscles for more strenuous activity.
Once you are warm, use dynamic stretching to prepare the joints for movement over the full range of motion.
Then some bodyweight exercises to prepare the muscles and bones for strength movements.
You will then be prepared to give your best at most physical activities.
On the other side of the coin, you should end your training with a proper cool down...
Do some light calisthenics to bring the heart and respiratory rates down.
Then, while the muscles are still warm and pliable, do some static stretching to improve flexibility and promote recovery.
Following a proper warm up and cool down program, like Prepare & Repair, will allow you to get the most out of your physical training... and keep you healthy and injury free for years to come.
Fitness, health and physique is a lifelong quest... don't sell yourself short by ignoring the power of a proper warm up and cool down using bodyweight calisthenics exercise.
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Coach Eddie Lomax is the founder and president of the Optimum Fitness Network, and author of the best-selling ebook Workout Without Weights: Bodyweight Calisthenics Workout Progression System.
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