Fitness Tips: Walk Before You Run!
For those just starting their fitness journey, it’s going to be just that—a journey. Your path isn’t going to be a straight line, in fact, it’ll be like putting a crayon in the hands of a 2-year-old and asking them to draw a line from one side of the paper to the other—the line is everything but straight. Just like with life, there are no guarantees that everything will go as planned, and you can’t get frustrated. Part of the fun is figuring out what works for you as an individual, because there is no manual for fitness that works for everyone. And for those reasons, here are some fitness tips to get you started on your journey and to ensure that stay on track for the long haul.
Be sure to warm up properly
If you want to maximize your time and results in the gym, one of the best fitness tips to follow is to make sure your body is properly warmed up. Jumping right into a workout without doing so will increase your risk of injury. There’s nothing more deflating than starting off on your fitness journey and getting injured right away. It will totally deflate your balloon and the chances of you jumping back on the horse after that are slim.
To warm up properly, find a piece of cardio equipment such as a bike, treadmill, or elliptical and go at a low-intensity for 5-10 minutes. Again, this isn’t a cardiovascular workout or a time to focus on burning calories—that comes later. This warm-up is a way for your muscles to warm up, get loose, and get the blood flowing into your muscles.
After your low-intensity cardio warm up, decide what body parts you will work during your workout and you’ll need to warm those muscle groups up. To do so, complete 2-3 sets using a light weight that you can lift for around 15-20 reps to really pull the blood into the working muscle groups. It’s more important to feel the weight and get the blood flowing into those muscles than it is to worry about picking up a heavy weight at this point.
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