Nutri-Sport Training Tip: Change your warm up

Change your warm up as often as you change your workout.

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Everyone knows variety leads to continued progress. Changing variables like numbers of sets, reps

performed, and length of rest intervals ensure that your body doesn’t adapt to the training stimulus you

are providing. The same principle can be applied to make sure your warm up is doing its job.

Think about it, when you first started your current warm up routine, I bet that 10 quick minutes lead to

an elevated heart rate, warm muscles, and maybe even a little sweat. In other words, your warm up was

tough! Not so much anymore.

The purpose of a warm up is to transition your body from a relaxed state to one that induces stress.

If you feel no different after you warm up than you did when you walked through the gym door, take

some initiative and change your methods. With a proper warm up you decrease your risk of injury and

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A good rule of thumb is to monitor your heart rate before and after your warm up. A goal for anyone

about to engage in strenuous exercise is to reach a heart rate of 130 beats per minute.

To learn more about how you can change your warm up, contact Mike at Nutri-Sport in Clive at mike@nutrisportFPT.com.

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