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7 Easy Ways To Get More Out Of Your Workout
Source: www.businessinsider.com - Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Did you exercise today? Congratulations — you're already ahead of the pack. In 2012, only about 1 in 5 Americans met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's physical activity guidelines , which call for 2.5 hours of aerobic activity per week plus two days a week of muscle-strengthening. "We have a serious public health crisis where people are not moving — they're sitting," says Jennifer Huberty , an associate professor of exercise and wellness at Arizona State University. So the first step to a healthier body is to add some exercise to your routine, even just a little bit. ("Some physical activity is better than none," says the CDC .) But once you're moving on a regular basis, how do you maximize that time to get more out of your workouts? We talked to Huberty and Shawn Arent , the director of the graduate program in exercise science at Rutgers, to get some tips. 1. Stop stretching before you exercise. "We know that stretching before a workout is relatively ineffective and can actually be counterproductive by reducing power output," says Arent. Evidence shows that "static stretching" — standing still while reaching for your toes, for example — does nothing to reduce soreness or minimize injuries and plenty to negatively affect performance . Any sudden changes to an exercise routine can be detrimental, but the vast majority of casual exercisers would be better off without static stretching. 2. Don't stop stretching alt
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