How To Cool Down After Running Video

Tips for cooling down after running exercises. Learn how to slow the pace in this workout video.

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Slow your pace at the end of session to decrease heart rate
Make sure you properly stretch
10 minutes is an appropriate cool down time

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Tim Borland began running in 1997 to lose weight and stay in shape. In college he joined the triathlon team, and then went on the compete in Iron mans, adventure races, marathons and much more. Tim most recently participated in the AT&T Cure Tour, an event that had him running 63 marathons in 63 days in 63 communities across the United States.

TIM BORLAND: Hi, my name's Tim Borland. Today we're going to talk about how to cool down after running. Now, it definitely is important that when you're done with a good workout or a run, whatever it might be--gosh, even if it's a hike, a duration of time that you've been out, you want to come back. You want to give yourself time to bring your heart rate back down, to bring your breathing back down. If you've been at a hard run, it's good to just maybe drop your pace a little bit, now to just a slow jog but keep moving for maybe--a 10-minute is usually a good cool down period. You could do a slow jog. If you really want to bring it to a walk, that's fine too. Walk for about 10 minutes. It's just a good way to really let your body relax, kind of reset itself, bring everything back into control. And then beyond that, I would even--to the next stage; I'd even think about stretching or just have some time to loosen, to walk around. You want to--after a good run, it's--you want to be careful that you don't rush off and sometimes it's hard because you got to get to work, you've got to get the kids, you've got to--whatever you have to do. Try to give yourself time just to recover and reset. And so a stretch session would be good as well too, to include. But just try to avoid getting into a car immediately or sitting in a chair. What you're going to do is find that your muscles are going to tighten up, your body's going to--you're going to feel the effects from that. So, a cool down period's important. 10 minutes is a good time and maybe add some stretching to that as well.

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