5.45 MOTORIZED TREADMILL 42
STRETCHINGROUTINE
Warmupandcooldown:
Asuccessfulexerciseprogramconsistsof awarm‐up,aerobicexercise,andacool‐down.Dotheentireprogramatleasttwoandpreferably
threetimesaweek,restingforadaybetweenworkouts.Afterseveralmonths,youcanincreaseyourworkoutstofouror
fivetimesper
week.
Warmingupisanimportantpartofyourworkout,andshouldbegineverysession.Itpreparesyourbodyformorestrenuousexerciseby
heatingupandstretchingoutyourmuscles,increasingyourcirculationandpulserate,anddeliveringmoreoxygentoyourmuscles.Atthe
endofyourworkout,repeattheseexercisestoreducesoremuscleproblems.Wesuggestthewarm‐upandcool‐downexercisesonthe
followingpages:
Slowlybendforwardfrom
yourwaist,lettingyourback
andshouldersrelaxasyou
stretchtowardyourtoes.
Reachdownasfaras youcan
andholdfor15counts.
Liftyourrightshoulderup
towardyourearforonecount.
Thenliftyourleftshoulderup
foronecountasyouloweryour
rightshoulder.
Sitwiththesolesofyourfeet
togetherwithyourknees
pointingoutward.Pullyour
feetascloseintoyourgroinas
possible.Gentlypushyour
kneestowardsthefloor.Hold
for15counts.
Sitwithyourrightleg
extended.Restthesoleofyour
leftfootagainstyourright
innerthigh.Stretchtoward
yourtoeasfaraspossible.
Holdfor15counts.Relaxand
thenrepeatwithleftleg
extended.
Openyourarmstotheside
andcontinueliftingthemuntil
theyareoveryourhead.
Reachyourrightarmasfar
upwardtowardtheceilingas
youcanforonecount.Feel
thestretchupyourrightside.
Repeatthisactionwithyour
leftarm.
Leanagainstawallwithyour
leftleginfrontoftherightand
yourarmsforward.Keepyour
rightlegstraightandtheleft
footonthefloor;thenbendthe
leftlegandleanforwardby
movingyourhipstowardthe
wall.Hold,andthenrepeaton
theothersidefor15counts.
Rotateyourheadtotheright
foronecount,feelingthe
stretchuptheleftsideofyour
neck.Next,rotateyourhead
backforonecount,stretching
yourchintotheceilingand
lettingyourmouthopen.
Rotateyourheadtotheleft
foronecount,andfinally,drop
your
headtoyourchestfor
onecount.