The benefits of rest and recovery and massages were discussed in the past two columns as some of the things you should typically do post-workout to help with your fitness goals outside of the gym.
But what about before you workout?
Enter warm ups.
Warming up is a vital part of working out. A good warm up can make all the difference between a bad workout and a good workout. But yet, many people—I am also guilty of this—have been either skipping warm ups entirely or doing just a short or incorrect warm up.
Warming up, stretching and cooling down correctly are fundamental, yet often overlooked, parts of any training regimen. While these components to training are very basic, many people tend to
