What is a warm-up and why is it needed?

• what is a warm-up and why is it needed?
• how to warm up correctly?
• basic principles and exercises for warming up. This article will be about all of this.

What is a warm-up and why is it needed?

Warm-up is warming up the body and preparing it for loads. Working out joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Thus, in order to start a full workout, you should prepare for it. So to speak “pre-workout” 🙂

Understanding the structure of a joint is useful for everyone.For a general idea of how joints work, watch this short video:

Some people, when they come to the gym, immediately begin basic exercises. This, of course, is also possible, but in this case, the risk of injury increases. Plus – you will not get the same payload that you would have afterwarm-up exercises.

How to warm up properly?

Everything is logical here. Each sport has its own exercises forjoint warm-up. For example:

football players and weightlifters. The former pay more attention to the legs, ball handling technique and cardio exercises… So does the warm-up, respectively. When warming up, the football player will work more intensively on those parts of the body that will bear the main load. Stretch the ligaments and joints of the legs, do stretching mainly on the legs. Be sure to do cardio (running), etc. Bodybuilder – strength training, prepare differently.

Of course there is!

Universal warm-up complex

One way or another – basic body preparation exists. And it is preferable to do it for athletes of any sport. In order not to get lost, forgetting whether this exercise has already been done or not, I advise you to go from top to bottom or from bottom to top. At the same time, working out all the necessary areas of the body. The warm-up complex includes exercises for all joints. Such points:

• neck
• shoulders
• elbow joint
• brushes
• lumbar region
• hip joint
• knee
• foot

Also, the warm-up must include cardio exercises. I think there is no point in writing about this.It’s better to see it once, and even better to do it together:

Hereyou can also find information about warming up before training. How do you warm up? Share your good tips in the comments below, or on our page on social network. Effective training to you!