How to Warm Up/Cool Down When It Comes to Exercise
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The reason for the warm up prior to your workout is to ease your body into an intense, active phase. The warm up serves to slowly elevate your heart rate as well as build up oxygen in the body. Your breathing will speed up and bring more oxygen in, at a time when the body is most in need of it. You can warm up by stretching, walking or jogging in place. The warm up is exactly that. It warms your muscles up so that they can perform at...
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