Almost everyone has had a muscle cramp sometime in there life. They seem to occur more often during hot and humid weather. Since we are moving into summer and the warmer weather, let's look at ways to prevent muscle cramps to keep our workouts going strong. The experts do not really know why we get muscle cramps. But those experts do have tips to preventing them. I've taken some tips from Oxygen magazine (April 2008) on how to prevent muscle cramping and thought I'd share with everyone. These tips remind us how important a good warm up and cool down is as part of our daily workout program.
1. Warm up for five to 10 minutes.
2. Gentle stretch both during and after exercise.
3. Drink plenty of fluids.
4. Start a new exercise program slowly.
5. Build up strength gradually.
6. Build up endurance gradually.
7. If you do get a cramp, stop exercising and stretch the muscle until the cramp subsides. (This may take a few minutes.)
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