| All types of physical practice, in fitness or any | | | | to skip the first stage and do just specific |
| other sport, must begin with correct warming up. | | | | warming up, which is considered more |
| This activity, together with relaxation and the | | | | important.This is a big mistake, because this type |
| main stage, are the three essential parts of the | | | | of exercises does not rise the body temperature |
| training.The types of warming up can vary a lot in | | | | as much as the ones involving minimum aerobic |
| length, intensity and structure of exercises, | | | | effort. The result is that the body will be much |
| according to the sport or the training you want to | | | | more rigid and a lot less prepared for the main |
| start. Although there are many kinds of warming | | | | part of the training. There are cases, especially in |
| up, all of them have in common two distinct | | | | sport games, when both stages of warming up |
| stages.The first stage concerns general warming | | | | are abandoned. Kicking the ball or passing a few |
| up, whose purpose is to gradually prepare the | | | | times are supposed to replace a thorough, but |
| whole body for the effort which will follow. The | | | | boring warming up.Not doing the warming up |
| body temperature also increases. At this stage, | | | | correctly or, worse, not doing it at all increases |
| the inertia of the body is easily removed through | | | | the risk of having accidents during training or |
| aerobic exercises (running, cycling, jump rope, | | | | competing. Possible accidents range from simple |
| etc.). This stage should not take more than 5-10 | | | | ones, like pulling a muscle or cramps, to some |
| minutes; otherwise it will change into a real aerobic | | | | really bad ones (ruptured muscles, hernia, sprains, |
| training. It is well known that during aerobic effort | | | | dislocations, etc.). Even if, luckily, such accidents do |
| the body consumes a lot of glycogen, so, | | | | not happen, the body will experience a dramatic |
| especially before force training (anaerobic), there | | | | decrease of efficiency in performing the |
| is the risk of running out of energy.The second | | | | exercises.It is very important for beginners to do |
| stage of warming up is specific to each sport. | | | | the warming up. If they do not ignore it when |
| This stage aims to warm up the main muscles | | | | they take up sport, they will form a habit of |
| and joints involved in the effort, but also to | | | | warming up and will, hopefully, keep this habit as |
| anticipate, by simulation, some movements from | | | | long as they do sport. They must not assume the |
| the main part of the training. This stage can be | | | | false idea that, being beginners, they shouldn't |
| longer than the first one and includes different | | | | exercise so intensely.All these problems are traps |
| types of gymnastics for the joints, jumping, | | | | that correct warming up can definitely avoid.Gaby |
| exercises at greater speed, stretching, etc. | | | | Munteanu is a fitness trainer, with over 15 years |
| However, this stage shouldn't be very long either, | | | | experience, and editor at - Health, Fitness, Body |
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| effort.These two stages of warming up must | | | | massage, acne, medicine, depression, |
| come one after the other very strictly. It is | | | | massage.This article may be reprinted or published |
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| one of them. Unfortunately, it is common in sport | | | | "About" and "weblinks" are kept intact and active. |