Smooth Fitness 5.45 Treadmill User Manual


 
5.45 MOTORIZED TREADMILL 42
STRETCHINGROUTINE
Warmupandcooldown:
Asuccessfulexerciseprogramconsistsof awarmup,aerobicexercise,andacooldown.Dotheentireprogramatleasttwoandpreferably
threetimesaweek,restingforadaybetweenworkouts.Afterseveralmonths,youcanincreaseyourworkoutstofouror
fivetimesper
week.
Warmingupisanimportantpartofyourworkout,andshouldbegineverysession.Itpreparesyourbodyformorestrenuousexerciseby
heatingupandstretchingoutyourmuscles,increasingyourcirculationandpulserate,anddeliveringmoreoxygentoyourmuscles.Atthe
endofyourworkout,repeattheseexercisestoreducesoremuscleproblems.Wesuggestthewarmupandcooldownexercisesonthe
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.