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General Fitness & Exercise

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Wrecked Posts: 7 Joined: 2002/05/11	2002/05/23, 08:53 PM Ok, I'm really new to ft (and to training in general) so any help will be appreciated. my question is "how do you start a program"? Do you first do blood flowing things (like jogging, jumping jacks, etc..) or do you stretch first? then you start doing the muscle building stuff (push ups, sit ups etc) right after you stretch? can someone plz describe the process plz thx for your time ---------------------------- The grasshopper made me trade my soul for a jelly bean.

Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/05/23, 08:56 PM I think starting with some light stretching, then a 5 minute aerobic warmup would be cool.
dipple_194 Posts: 2 Joined: 2002/05/23	2002/05/23, 09:03 PM So you stretch first then aerobic?
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/05/23, 09:13 PM Well, that's what I'm thinking. I know I always stretch (or at least should) before I go running, so stretching before makes sense to me. It's also good to stretch between exercises.
Arnold Posts: 1,112 Joined: 2000/11/27	2002/05/23, 09:14 PM It has been scientifically proven that stretching should not be done before or during exercise, only after. Instead, like lumina mentioned, do some light aerobic activity to get your blood flowing and your heart rate up (5-10 minutes). Good Luck -------------- .o0 Arnold 0o...o0 theaustrianoak@hotmail.com 0o.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/05/24, 01:02 AM Yes don't ever stretch a cold muscle. Run slowly for around 5 mins, do your stretching and then finish your run. The muscle building stuff?!! lol You mean weight training or just body weight exercises? Anyway a good thing is to stretch in between the sets (help the muscle get rid of lactid acid and recover faster). -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
Wrecked Posts: 7 Joined: 2002/05/11	2002/05/24, 08:28 PM stretching should NOT be done before or during exercise?? everything i've heard so far says that you should always stretch before, between sets, and after... now i;m toally confused... -------------- The grasshopper made me trade my soul for a jelly bean.
DougKolz Posts: 33 Joined: 2002/01/22	2002/05/25, 12:58 PM Streching between sets is definitly beneficial. There was an article in Muscle and Fitness recently on just that topic.
skinnyrobin Posts: 224 Joined: 2002/05/10	2002/05/25, 02:15 PM i always skip before i do stretching, for 5 mins, then i stretch for 5 mins and then i start training...
qualters Posts: 343 Joined: 2002/04/21	2002/05/25, 04:55 PM Light strectching warm up cardio work Stretching throughly lift weights This is what i do and have no problems, It might not be right but it works great for me!