Add to Your Fitness Training Tips . . . Stretch

When beginning any type of fitness training, it is recommended that you start with some kind of warm-up. Warming up muscles is important in order to prepare the body for exercise and to help prevent injury.  Stretching, on the other hand, is best done after workouts.  Even though stretching may improve flexibility,  the importance of a post workout stretch is to increase the  blood flow  to worked muscles thus aiding in their recovery and reducing muscle soreness.  Keep in mind, stretching “cold” muscles before they have had a chance to warm up may lead to injuries.  Of the many fitness training tips you may read, this is one to definitely place on your do to list.

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