Simple Things Everyone Should Do Before Exercising

Simple Things Everyone Should Do Before Exercising

Things you do before exercising are really important when trying to follow a strict fitness regimen. They can uplift your mood, or make you wanna go home right after your first set.

Have you ever pulled a muscle while running on a treadmill at the gym? Or maybe felt sluggish during the opening ten or fifteen minutes of a game of football or basketball?

Have you ever felt unable to bend your knees adequately while doing dumbbell half squats?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, it is highly likely that have not been preparing yourself physically before exercising.

What To Do Before Exercising?

Below is a list of simple things that you can do to ensure that you are able to get the most out of the hour or two that you spend at the gym, basketball court or football field, every day.

1. Hydrate

Drink Water Before Exercising

There is nothing more beneficial – and less strenuous – than hydrating yourself before exercising.

The intake of a sufficient amount of fluids before exercise can increase your ability to perform on the court, the field or in the gym and is proven to help prevent joint discomfort.

Due to water making up three-quarters of the makeup of your muscles, keeping hydrated will ensure that you will not suffer from any unexpected early onsets of fatigue while you are working out.

Drinking water also prevents joint discomfort as it keeps joint cartilages soft.

According to specialists, drinking “eight 8-ounce glasses” of water per day will improve your ability to perform.

2. Dynamic Stretching

Dynamic Stretching Before Exercising

Replacing static stretching with dynamic stretching will undoubtedly ensure that your muscles are loose, and improve your performance during exercise.

Static stretching – which involves holding motionless stretches for ten seconds – has been proven to not have any bearing upon the possibility of pulling a muscle during physical exertion.

Dynamic stretching, on the other hand, is hugely beneficial to loosening your muscles prior to exercise.

The activation of the muscles you are set to use during your workout through functional based stretches is said to drastically improve your flexibility and ensure maximum performance right from the start of your gym session.

3. Jumping Jacks And Jumping Rope

Jumping Jacks Before Exercising

Jumping Rope Before Exercising

Your warm-up must consist of exercises that will work up a brief sweat, without overworking yourself before a long workout session.

A short two-minute session of jumping jacks, followed by a three-minute session of jumping rope will adequately up your heart rate and loosen you up. All these without causing any unnecessary build-up of lactic acid prior to your workout.

4. Foam Roller

Foam Roller Before Exercising

Foam rolling is the perfect way to work out any muscle tightness or tendon issues prior to a lengthy workout session.

The foam roller can hurt while you are using it, but the benefits you will feel during your hour in the gym will wholly outweigh the slight pain you feel.

It is an easy to use mechanism, that can effectively increase blood flow to areas which you have regular discomfort. Simply lay the foam roller on the floor and pull yourself back and forth across it to relieve any pains and aches you may have.

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