Warm Up First
Even professional sportsmen occasionally neglect vital warming-up routines before matches. Dr Aijaz Ashai, a noted Mumbai physiotherapist specializing in sports rehabilitation, who has worked with top swimmers, rugby, squash, tennis and cricket players, strongly emphasizes the importance of warming up with “quick dynamic stretches,” where you stretch as you move (arm-circling, leg-swinging, forward and side bends and jogging on the spot). Perform muscle stretches by extending gently until you feel a slight pull, then hold the position for ten seconds. Consult a trainer if you have any questions.
Warming up is extremely important in cold weather, especially in the mornings, because it lowers blood-viscosity, ensuring better circulation. When warm, ligaments, muscles and tendons become more elastic and the joints are well lubricated, and less likely to tear and result in injuries due to movement.
Warming up gradually and carefully is also important if you take a break from the gym. Zeus Mistry, 28, has been working out at a gym for the past nine years. “I started out because I was underweight,” says the now well-built Mumbai sales executive. In 2008, he took a three-month break from exercising. “But I resumed suddenly,” recalls Mistry, who picked up 27-kilo dumb-bells in each hand the day he was back at the gym. He felt his upper body strain, but ignored it, thinking it was just a regular ache and continued his workout for a while. Two days later, Mistry was unable to raise his left arm. His family doctor suggested rest, painkillers and a balm. Mistry stayed home for a week, but the pain persisted. - See more at: http://www.readersdigest.co.in/exercise-right#sthash.wisumxaP.dpuf
Even professional sportsmen occasionally neglect vital warming-up routines before matches. Dr Aijaz Ashai, a noted Mumbai physiotherapist specializing in sports rehabilitation, who has worked with top swimmers, rugby, squash, tennis and cricket players, strongly emphasizes the importance of warming up with “quick dynamic stretches,” where you stretch as you move (arm-circling, leg-swinging, forward and side bends and jogging on the spot). Perform muscle stretches by extending gently until you feel a slight pull, then hold the position for ten seconds. Consult a trainer if you have any questions.
Warming up is extremely important in cold weather, especially in the mornings, because it lowers blood-viscosity, ensuring better circulation. When warm, ligaments, muscles and tendons become more elastic and the joints are well lubricated, and less likely to tear and result in injuries due to movement.
Warming up gradually and carefully is also important if you take a break from the gym. Zeus Mistry, 28, has been working out at a gym for the past nine years. “I started out because I was underweight,” says the now well-built Mumbai sales executive. In 2008, he took a three-month break from exercising. “But I resumed suddenly,” recalls Mistry, who picked up 27-kilo dumb-bells in each hand the day he was back at the gym. He felt his upper body strain, but ignored it, thinking it was just a regular ache and continued his workout for a while. Two days later, Mistry was unable to raise his left arm. His family doctor suggested rest, painkillers and a balm. Mistry stayed home for a week, but the pain persisted. - See more at: http://www.readersdigest.co.in/exercise-right#sthash.wisumxaP.dpuf
Warm Up First
Even professional sportsmen occasionally neglect vital warming-up routines before matches. Dr Aijaz Ashai, a noted Mumbai physiotherapist specializing in sports rehabilitation, who has worked with top swimmers, rugby, squash, tennis and cricket players, strongly emphasizes the importance of warming up with “quick dynamic stretches,” where you stretch as you move (arm-circling, leg-swinging, forward and side bends and jogging on the spot). Perform muscle stretches by extending gently until you feel a slight pull, then hold the position for ten seconds. Consult a trainer if you have any questions.
Warming up is extremely important in cold weather, especially in the mornings, because it lowers blood-viscosity, ensuring better circulation. When warm, ligaments, muscles and tendons become more elastic and the joints are well lubricated, and less likely to tear and result in injuries due to movement.
Warming up gradually and carefully is also important if you take a break from the gym. Zeus Mistry, 28, has been working out at a gym for the past nine years. “I started out because I was underweight,” says the now well-built Mumbai sales executive. In 2008, he took a three-month break from exercising. “But I resumed suddenly,” recalls Mistry, who picked up 27-kilo dumb-bells in each hand the day he was back at the gym. He felt his upper body strain, but ignored it, thinking it was just a regular ache and continued his workout for a while. Two days later, Mistry was unable to raise his left arm. His family doctor suggested rest, painkillers and a balm. Mistry stayed home for a week, but the pain persisted. - See more at: http://www.readersdigest.co.in/exercise-right#sthash.wisumxaP.dpuf
Even professional sportsmen occasionally neglect vital warming-up routines before matches. Dr Aijaz Ashai, a noted Mumbai physiotherapist specializing in sports rehabilitation, who has worked with top swimmers, rugby, squash, tennis and cricket players, strongly emphasizes the importance of warming up with “quick dynamic stretches,” where you stretch as you move (arm-circling, leg-swinging, forward and side bends and jogging on the spot). Perform muscle stretches by extending gently until you feel a slight pull, then hold the position for ten seconds. Consult a trainer if you have any questions.
Warming up is extremely important in cold weather, especially in the mornings, because it lowers blood-viscosity, ensuring better circulation. When warm, ligaments, muscles and tendons become more elastic and the joints are well lubricated, and less likely to tear and result in injuries due to movement.
Warming up gradually and carefully is also important if you take a break from the gym. Zeus Mistry, 28, has been working out at a gym for the past nine years. “I started out because I was underweight,” says the now well-built Mumbai sales executive. In 2008, he took a three-month break from exercising. “But I resumed suddenly,” recalls Mistry, who picked up 27-kilo dumb-bells in each hand the day he was back at the gym. He felt his upper body strain, but ignored it, thinking it was just a regular ache and continued his workout for a while. Two days later, Mistry was unable to raise his left arm. His family doctor suggested rest, painkillers and a balm. Mistry stayed home for a week, but the pain persisted. - See more at: http://www.readersdigest.co.in/exercise-right#sthash.wisumxaP.dpuf
