Ep 47: Reality Bites: Warm Up and Cool Down
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What's the tea on warm ups and cool downs? Love them? Hate them? How should it be done?
On today’s episode of the Group Fitness Real Talk podcast, Will is starting a new segment, Reality Bites. It’s essentially going to be a bite-sized episode where he talks with a Group Fitness expert about one topic of concern to Instructors. He’ll set a timer for 10 minutes, set the topic, and then they’ll discuss until time runs out, a bit like a high school debate!
Today’s expert is the grumpiest man in fitness, Sam Rider. Sam is a Creative Lead for SH1FT fitness, as well as a newly minted firefighter AND father. For the topic of discussion, Will and Sam are dishing out some real talk about warm ups and cool downs.
Enjoy this mini-episode!
Here’s a glance at this episode…
(1:45) Introducing reality bites: bite-sized discussions on hot topics in fitness
(2:32) Sam’s opinion on warm ups, are they good or are they bad?
(7:47) Can you do impact in a warm up?
(8:37) How long should your warmup be?
(13:07) Sam’s views on stretching at the end of a workout
(15:14) Does a stretch at the end of a workout have a physiological benefit other than just feeling nice if it’s short?
(18:14) Will asks Sam the idea behind “making muscles longer”
(21:49) What should you be doing as part of your holistic program to make yourself more mobile and more stable?
Links and References mentioned in this episode:
Follow Sam on Instagram
Will’s Facebook, Instagram and Email Address
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