START STRONG!

3 Warm-up Tips to Prevent Injuries!

Warming up significantly reduces your chances of injury, period!
Are you a runner, cyclist or footballer? Do you practice your favorite sport on a professional, competitive or recreational level? You want to avoid at all times that pains, discomforts or even worse a muscle strain or even a tear throw a spanner in the works, causing you to watch from the sidelines for a few days or weeks!

The big advantage when you warm up your body before a workout is that your heart rate increases. An increased heart rate will pump your blood around your body faster, this acceleration ensures more transport of energy which makes your muscles warmer and therefore more flexible. Depending on the type of sport, local activation of certain body parts or muscle groups is indicated. This can be supported - in addition to exercises - with aids such as a warm muscle gel.

3 Simple Tips to Start Strong!

1. Don't stretch, move!

With a warm-up you want to prepare your body for an effort. The most appropriate preparation is the so-called "dynamic warm-up". Depending on the type of sport you can work specifically.
> overview of different exercises: https://barbend.com/best-dynamic-warm-up-exercises/

2. Keep it short.

A warm-up is often skipped, you want to start as soon as possible. Spend no more than 10 minutes before you start your training. Gradually build up the intensity with 5 exercises.
For example, if you are going to run, start by walking and gradually increase the pace.

3. Extra attention for (heavily) loaded muscle groups…

Every athlete loads his body and therefore different muscle groups in a different way. Give extra attention and support to these muscle groups by applying a warming gel or cream, for example. Your muscles and tendons will stay warmed up locally for longer and more intensively, which will improve your athletic performance!