Don’t Neglect Your Warm-Up

Preparation is key for a great workout.

BY CHRIS THOMAE, NASM CPT, PES, CES 

Q: What’s the most common mistake you see your clients make in the gym? 

A: The most common mistake I see clients and other exercisers make is not performing a proper warm-up and cool-down before exercise. The benefits of performing warm-ups and cool- downs remains a heated debate in the industry relating to increased risk of exercise-induced injury. However, there is enough scientific evidence to conclude that not preparing your body for exercise has more risk to potential injury to lead me to view the warm-up and cool-down as a critical component.

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Can 80 Be the New 40?

Exercising until you’re 80 years old can give you the aerobic capacity of someone half that age. 

In a stude by Ball State University researches have determined that lifelong regular exercise can deliver dramatic effects on aerobic capacity, even for octogenarians.

Publised in the Journal of Applied Physiology, the study looked at the aerobic power of lifelong endurance athletes compared to those who didn’t have a regular exercise pro- gram. The athletes were former competitive cross-country skiers who exercised four to six times a week.

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