The importance of warming up before exercise

April 8, 2023
We generally require an adequate warm-up exercise before carrying out exercise. Many people do not pay attention to the warm-up before exercise, so it is easy to lead to a variety of sports injuries, loss of interest in sports. So what is the important role of warming up before exercise?

Increase muscle temperature and prevent sports injuries

Warm-up preparatory activities of a certain intensity before exercise can strengthen the metabolic process within the muscle, increase the temperature, decrease viscosity, improve muscle contraction and diastolic speed, which helps to enhance muscle strength, ligament toughness and stretching, reduce sports injuries caused by violent muscle contraction.

Improve the level of function of internal organs

The internal organs of the human body have a very strong characteristic of physiological inertia is relatively large, that is, when the body is exercising, the internal organs do not immediately enter the state of activity. So warming up before exercise can, to a certain extent, allow the function of the internal organs to function, and may also reduce the discomfort of the internal organs when exercising.

Relax muscles and speed up blood circulation

Warm-up exercises before exercise can help stiff muscles to relax, increase the amount of blood flowing to the muscles, relax the muscles at the same time, accelerate the body's blood circulation, so that the whole body to enter the exercise state in advance.

Regulate the mental state, stimulate the cerebral cortex

Warm-up exercises before exercise can also help exercise mental activity, can help regulate the psyche, the establishment of nerve connections between the movement center, so that the cerebral cortex in the best state of excitement.

Adjust the body state, quickly into the movement

We can do warm-up activities to enhance the metabolism of muscle tissue, increased heat production and body temperature; body temperature, and may enhance metabolism, thus forming a "virtuous circle". Make the body in a good state of stress, conducive to formal sports practice. In addition, the body temperature also can make the oxygen in the blood to the tissue release, to ensure the supply of oxygen, and improve the function of the nervous system.
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