What are the warm-up exercises before fitness?

With the continuous development of society and the continuous improvement of living standards, people are paying more and more attention to their quality of life. At this time, many people like to go to the gym in their free time, which can not only relieve the fatigue during work. At the same time, it is also helpful for physical health. However, many people don’t seem to know much about warm-up exercises before fitness. So, what are the warm-up exercises before fitness?

This is commonly known as stretching, and its purpose is to increase the elasticity of muscles, tendons and ligaments to allow joints to move and prevent strain. Stretching exercises are not just about making gestures. The movements should be extended to the extremes as much as possible. Avoid repeated stretching in a ballistic manner, and maintain the tense position for 10 to 20 seconds.

Different parts of the body should be strengthened for different sports. For example, shoulder stretching for baseball pitchers, Achilles tendon stretching for basketball, and wrist stretching for badminton players are particularly important.

Whole body warm-up exercise

The purpose is to promote circulation, increase blood flow in muscles and the speed of nerve reactivity, so that the functions of various parts of the body can reach a state of preparatory activity, sufficient to cope with subsequent loads and emergency situations. You can achieve this effect through gentle jogging, brisk walking, stretching, jumping on the spot or stepping. Generally speaking, you should at least sweat slightly.

Sports unique activities

That is, the movements related to real sports. It is important to know that each sport has its own particularity, and whole-body exercise is not enough to cope with the extreme changes of various sports. Therefore, this part is particularly important. For example: basketball players will run back and forth and dribble for layups before the game; baseball players will practice passing and swinging the bat; table tennis players will pull the ball before officially going on the court, etc.

Fitness exercises can include various freehand exercises, such as various freehand aerobics, rhythmic gymnastics, body gymnastics and various self-resistance movements. You can also use a variety of sports equipment for various exercises, such as dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells and other weightlifting equipment, horizontal bars, parallel bars, ropes, poles and other gymnastics equipment, as well as spring tensioners, pulley tensioners, rubber bands and various special comprehensive strength training racks and other strength training equipment, as well as power bicycles, step machines, treadmills, rowing machines and other aerobic training equipment.

There are many kinds of bodybuilding movements, including complete sets of various freehand calisthenics and light equipment gymnastics such as balls and sticks, which are mainly used for women's bodybuilding training to lose weight, improve body shape and posture, increase flexibility and enhance sense of rhythm; there are also many weightlifting exercises and other movements that can develop muscles in various parts of the body. These movements are mainly used for men and women to strengthen their physique and develop muscles, and are also used in bodybuilding training for men and women.

In order to achieve the goal of bodybuilding, special training methods are needed. For example, when using barbells and other weightlifting equipment to do various movements, there are special requirements and arrangements in terms of the weight of the equipment, the method of movement, the number of sets and repetitions, and the speed of exercise.

The above article is a description of what warm-up exercises are before fitness. When we want to exercise, we must pay attention to doing the warm-up exercises properly. This is also to avoid some situations that harm your health during exercise, and warm-up exercises before fitness are still very beneficial to fitness results.