Your Achilles tendon runs along the back of your ankle, connecting your calf muscles to your heel. An injury to this tendon can be excruciating and make working out problematic. With a little forethought, however, you can craft a workout that will rehabilitate your Achilles tendon. Get clearance from your doctor before making any attempt to rehabilitate an injury to your heel yourself.
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Any exercise that strengthens the calf muscles, such as calf raises, will benefit a football player who is looking to enhance his on-field skills. The calf muscles play an important role in many aspects of the game, including q...
Though it's often overlooked, stretching is a key component of a well-rounded fitness regimen. You need to stretch in the warm-up and cool-down portions of your workout. However, the stretches you do in each portion are vastly ...
A proper warmup generally consists of a handful of different elements, including a light movement such as jogging or calisthenics, static stretches, a sport-specific movement and dynamic stretches. Static stretches are performe...
So whether you're biking, belly dancing or practicing yoga, understanding what a cool down is, why it matters and how to integrate it into your fitness routine can help you make the most of your workout.
Five different measurable fitness quotients have health-related implications that indicate the condition of multiple systems in your body. Unlike skill-related kinds of fitness, such as agility, balance and speed, the health-re...
Muscle viscosity describes the effectiveness and efficiency of a muscle to do work. To understand what muscle viscosity means and how it applies to your workouts, you must understand a few components of the muscle and the actio...
Developing width to your arms requires building the most prominent of the arm muscles, including the biceps brachii, or biceps, the triceps brachii, or triceps, and the wrist extensors and flexors. Along with eating a well-bala...
If you are plagued by heel pain when you exercise, the progress of your fitness program can be hampered. You may be able to narrow down the cause of your heel pain based upon the exact location of your pain; however, only your ...
During moderate aerobic exercise, your heart pumps faster and your circulation increases. Swimming engages all the large muscle groups in your body, and the increased demand for oxygen from your muscles makes you breathe deeper...
It's easy to just stop your workout and go take a shower, eliminating any kind of cool down. But you are missing an integral part of your workout if you skip the cool-down phase. Though it's healthy, exercise is stressful on th...
Your body will complete lunges and squats during every game and practice, leaving your legs feeling sore the next day. You can reduce some of your soreness by doing an active warm up before you play and stretching after.
During aerobic exercise, muscles' demand for oxygen increases beyond the ability of your body to provide it, producing an oxygen debt and allowing byproducts of energy metabolism to accumulate. Keeping your heart rate elevated ...
Stretching exercises should be performed after your workout as part of your cool down to get your body back to its resting state and to reduce tension and muscle soreness. You can perform various types of stretch techniques tha...
Similarly, while running, you might find it more comfortable to jog or walk briskly instead of stopping short. This type of cool down is known as active recovery. Active recovery can help ease cramps and sore muscles the day af...
These days, an aerobics class includes warm-up, cardiovascular exercise, cool down and some type of strengthening or flexibility work such as stretching, resistance exercises or floor work. Depending on the type of aerobics cla...
Upper-body cool-down stretches are good to perform after a vigorous aerobic workout or lifting weights. These type of exercises can help your heart to return to its normal rate by helping to relax your muscles and mind. The str...
But every little bit helps, and working stretching into your cool-down routine at the end of your workout is an ideal way to enjoy the stress relief, reduced soreness and greater range of motion stretching provides. Stretching ...
After a long, intense workout, you may want to collapse onto the couch and take a nap. Although you may be exhausted, doing cool-down stretches after your workout will help prevent injury, loosen muscle tightness and prevent yo...
You may be someone who rushes or skips your warm-up or cool-down -- or both -- because you are short on time and you want to squeeze as much quantity and quality out of your workout as possible. However, both warming up and coo...
Stretching can prevent stiffness, muscle strains and other injuries by keeping your joints and muscles pliable. Cool down from aerobic exercise by decreasing your intensity. Once your heart rate and breathing have returned to n...
Working out involves more than simply lacing up the shoes and getting started. This is true no matter what type of exercise you participate in. A beneficial workout includes measures to prevent injury, to aid the body in trans...
Evaporating sweat cools you down by helping your body release heat. The body must release heat to turn sweat into water vapor. This moist air then blows away from the skin, leaving the body cooler.
Your muscle are warmed up and ready to be more flexible. Relax as you stretch out your muscles during the cool down. Breathe deeply, in through your nose and out through your mouth. Move slowly into the stretches. Focus on the...
While rowing either on the water in a boat, or in the gym on a rowing machine, you mainly work your upper body. Unless you use a machine that has leg pushes built into it, you will feel the most strain on your arms and through...
Race walking is a superior aerobic activity because you work all the important muscle groups. Your arms and shoulders get a workout pumping forward and maintaining proper form. Your abs should be strained from holding them in ...
While many people are very conscientious about warming up before their workout, most will skip their cool down. The importance of the cool down phase during a workout cannot be overstated. Not only is your cool down time a grea...
