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thingstodo · 06-22-2006, 12:12 PM

Warming up at a lower pace for 5-10 minutes is important. You need to get your body into things. If you're sprinting in the first 10 minutes your body isn't ready, even if your mind is. And it takes a lot of self-discipline to warm up all the way.

The second important thing is breathing right - which is enhanced by a good warm-up. They kind of go hand-in-hand. If you can't breathe in through your nose - especially in the warm up phase - your are working out too hard. Unless you are sprinting - which should only be 10-20% of the toughest workouts - you should be able to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, which helps you maintain a lower heart beat.

Part of your cramping is coming from spams relates to your diahpragm as the result of poor breathing. I know, again with the breathing!! But it all starts there.

I've posted several times around here about heart rate training. Let me know if you need some links to that. There is one out there now something like "So you wanna lose weight." It all relates - heart, breathing, warming up, levels to work out at for overall well being.

Oh, the hydration comments posted previously here are also very, very important. I just take that as a given but some don't!!

06-22-2006, 12:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	Warming up at a lower pace for 5-10 minutes is important. You need to get your body into things. If you're sprinting in the first 10 minutes your body isn't ready, even if your mind is. And it takes a lot of self-discipline to warm up all the way. The second important thing is breathing right - which is enhanced by a good warm-up. They kind of go hand-in-hand. If you can't breathe in through your nose - especially in the warm up phase - your are working out too hard. Unless you are sprinting - which should only be 10-20% of the toughest workouts - you should be able to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, which helps you maintain a lower heart beat. Part of your cramping is coming from spams relates to your diahpragm as the result of poor breathing. I know, again with the breathing!! But it all starts there. I've posted several times around here about heart rate training. Let me know if you need some links to that. There is one out there now something like "So you wanna lose weight." It all relates - heart, breathing, warming up, levels to work out at for overall well being. Oh, the hydration comments posted previously here are also very, very important. I just take that as a given but some don't!! __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy. Last edited by thingstodo; 06-22-2006 at 12:15 PM..