Fitness trainer Elena Sobol spoke about the dangers of refusing to warm up joints before working out in the gym. Her words are quoted by Sport Express.
According to her, this leads to pain after exercise and injuries. “Joint warm-up prepares the body for upcoming stress, warms up the muscles, tones the cardiovascular system and smoothly increases the heart rate to 100 beats per minute,” said Sobol.
According to the trainer, warming up takes 10-15 minutes. “This could be jumping rope, easy running, rotational movements. It is better to do stretching after joint warm-up. However, I recommend that my players do stretching after training,” the coach concluded.
Earlier, fitness trainer Anna Markova named the best abdominal exercises for women over 40. To work your upper abs, she advised doing just straight crunches and straight crunches with your legs elevated. Lower abs can be improved with scissors, leg circles and pelvic crunches. Side crunches and elbow-to-knee crunches will help work your oblique abdominal muscles.
Source: Lenta
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