Warm up to your workout
by Pinaki Goswami
FeedTheVillage.com - Tips and Advice: Warm up to your workout
Warming up your body is not a waste of energy, as some may think. A warm up not only prepares your body for optimum results of exercises but also conditions you mentally for the heavier workload to follow. Always warm up to make your exercise regimen truly beneficial. Here's how: a)Stand erect, feet joined. Now jump and spread your feet 2-3 feet apart, while raising your arms sideways, in line with your shoulders. Return to base position. Repeat 12-14 times. b)Stand erect, feet about 3'apart. Raise hands sideways, in line with your shoulders. Bend at the waist to touch your right toe with your left hand, as your right hand points straight up. Repeat for the other side. Repeat 15-20 times for each side. c)Rotate your arms in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, 20-30 times each. d)Rotate your arms in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, 20-30 times each. e)Stand erect, feet joined. Raise your heels and stand on tiptoe. Return to base position. Repeat 15-20 times. f)Sit and rotate your feet at the ankles in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, 15-20 times each. DIET TIPS: a)Consume a diet rich in proteins, by increasing intake of pulses and green vegetables. b)Try and have food items that can be eaten raw in natural uncooked state or need minimum preparation like fruits, vegetables like carrots and sprouts or beans. c)Have a hearty breakfast, a moderate lunch and a light dinner. d)Totally avoid junk as well as processed food. e)Rather than having three large meals, consume three or four smaller meals during the day. This will boost your metabolism and keep you healthy.
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