Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Jennifer Bayliss, MSEd, ATC, CSCS, who is Manager of Fitness for Everyday Health. ----- It is important to warm up before exercise for several reasons. The most important reason is the prevention of injury. It may add a few minutes to your workout, but it will allow you the opportunity to get even more out of your workouts. A general warm-up increases your core body temperature and gives the blood vessels an opportunity to dilate, or increase in size. This allows the blood to travel much easier through the vessels and lowers the … [Read more...]
Are You Doing Stretching Exercises? Beware Of These Mistakes
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Kate Wilson who writes for DIY Health. ----- Exercising is indeed the finest way to keep fit. Not only does it ensure a disease free life, but it also raises your levels of patience, endurance and persistence. Although there are a variety of exercises which one may resort to, stretching exercises are undoubtedly the best. There are numerous benefits which one may reap by indulging in routine stretching exercises. This is precisely why it is extremely important to do these exercises in an appropriate and correct manner. Enlisted here … [Read more...]