Don’t forget the warm up and cool down!!!
The warm up and cool down should not be optional in your running routine.
Here’s why. Cold muscles are at the highest risk for injury. By increasing the temperature of your muscles, they will be more flexible and have an increased range of motion. Warming up can loosen your muscles and soft tissue as much as 20 percent! After your run, the cool down allows blood to continue flowing through your muscles (and into your brain), working its way more slowly from a high level of exertion to its normal resting condition.
These two simple additions to your work out can help lessen (maybe even prevent) soreness and injuries.
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