Workout Safety

Workout Safety

Everyone is looking to get fit and stay in shape to fully enjoy their everyday lives, but no one puts the effort into pre-workout requirements that can avoid unnecessary injuries and can cause you to come short of your true fitness potential. By following a few of these precautions and small preparations, you will decrease chances of injury and will help you reach the full potential of every workout.

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Before you start any workout or workout program remember:

• Visit your doctor to ensure that you are physically capable of performing your workout program, and talk to them about any medical concerns that may be an obstacle to your workout. A routine physical is highly recommended. 

• Know your limits, and stay within them. By not over stressing your body or pushing your body past it's limit, you'll avoid plenty of injuries.

• Make sure you know how to do each exercise in the workout properly. Ensuring that you do every exercise exactly as they were intended, while keeping the capabilities and limits of your body in mind, you will reduce risk of injuries while optimizing the results of your workout.

• Always have a proper meal and drink enough water to keep you energized and capable of completing your workout. Keeping hydrated and eating a good amount of nutritious and energy boosting foods, will make you able to keep up with your workout and increase results.

• Stretch and warm up! Stretching and warming up before you start any workout will greatly decrease your chances of getting injured. Stretching will prepare your muscles and keep you flexible for whatever workout is ahead of you. 

• Get enough rest everyday. Sleep is more important than you think, by getting a minimum of 7 and a half hours of sleep in every night, you will allow your body to recover from the strain you have put on it from previous workout days, and will ensure you are well rested and keep your energy levels high. Lack of sleep is not only detrimental to your workout results and safety, but also to your overall health.

        By following these tips, you will be able to greatly reduce your chances of injury and you will improve the quality of your workouts. Thanks for reading!