What are the benefits of warming up before exercise?

Do you know what warm-up exercises are? Warm-up exercises are various preparatory exercises performed purposefully before participating in physical exercise or competition in order to gradually improve the functions of the nervous system and internal organs so that the human body can perform at its best efficiency at the beginning of formal practice and competition. Warm-up exercises are also called preparatory activities. So no matter what exercise you do, it is best to warm up before exercise. So what are the benefits of warming up before exercise? Let me find out.

1. Overcome the physiological inertia of internal organs. We know that any object that starts to move from a static state needs to overcome its own inertia. The human body also needs to overcome its own inertia to enter a working state from a static state, and this process is more complicated than that of other objects. If you do warm-up exercises, you can increase the excitability of the nervous system, mobilize various functions of the human body and put them into working state. Generally speaking, motor organs are mobilized quickly and can perform at their highest efficiency in a short period of time, while visceral organs are more inert and take longer to mobilize to their highest level. Do a good job of warm-up exercises to mobilize the functions of the internal organs in advance to reduce the incoordination between the functions of the internal organs and muscle movements during the formal practice time.

2. Adjust your pre-match status. We can enhance the metabolism of muscle tissue and increase heat production by doing warm-up exercises, which will increase body temperature. Increased body temperature may enhance metabolism, thus forming a "virtuous circle." Putting the body in a good stress state is conducive to formal practice. In addition, increased body temperature can release oxygen in the blood to tissues, ensuring oxygen supply and improving the function of the nervous system. Higher body temperature and faster blood circulation can also prevent muscle cramps during swimming and frostbite during winter sports.

3. Prevent sports injuries. By fully exercising the muscles and joints of the limbs, the viscosity of the muscles, tendons and ligaments can be reduced, the elasticity and extensibility can be increased, and the secretion of synovial fluid by the bursa and synovial membrane of the joints can be promoted to prevent and avoid sports injuries.

4. Improve neuromuscular excitability. Through warm-up activities, the excitability of nerves and muscles is improved, so that the human body can quickly enter the working state during exercise and reach the highest activity level as soon as possible.

5. It is beneficial to the body's reflex activities. Coordinated movement is a kind of body reflex activity. In order to coordinate the various reflex activities of the body, a certain period of "running-in" is necessary to achieve it. Before exercise, we should do some exercises with similar movement structure, rhythm and intensity to formal exercise. This is to connect the movements of many sports, gradually coordinate many reflex activities, make muscles work in a coordinated manner faster, and get into the best state faster, thus improving the effect of exercise.

The above is a brief introduction to warm-up exercises before exercise. Everyone knows the benefits of warm-up exercises before exercise, but everyone also needs to pay attention that if you feel pain or other discomfort during warm-up exercises, you must stop immediately, because this feeling of discomfort may mean that you have been injured or your physical condition is not suitable for exercise. So as not to cause greater harm to the body.