Preparing Your Body For Exercise (Part Three)

Just as the warm up is vital when preparing your body for exercise, the cool down is equally as important after exercise to restore your body to its 'resting' state. If you come home from a run and immediately put your feet up in front of the television, without cooling down, you will realise that you suddenly become very cold. Then, when you later walk up the stairs, your back, thighs, calves and feet begin to ache. Every step is a struggle. It feels like your legs have seized up and stopped working altogether. In simple terms, yes, this is exactly what has happened.