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Aerobics - Better health with
aerobics |
- Importance of warm up in
aerobics
A warm-up helps your body prepare itself for exercise and reduces
the chance of injury. The warm-up should be a combination of rhythmic exercise, which
begins to raise the heart rate and raise muscle temperature, and static stretching through
a full range of motion. The rhythmic exercise may be a slower version of the aerobic
activity to come. For example, you might want to walk before you jog, or do some aerobic
dance movements before an aerobic or step class. The stretches in the warm-up should be
non-ballistic and cover all of the major muscle groups. Always stretch the lower back
before doing any lateral movement of the upper torso such as side bends.
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