A typical Lishi tai chi warm up will warm up all the joints from the feet to the cervical neck of the spine. It's one of the most comprehensive warm ups I have ever done and really would be suitable for any type of physical activity. If you're taking part in some physical activity you really must have a warm up, especially as it's getting colder and your body starts to feel stiffer. If not, there is a good chance you'll pull something or strain something that will reduce the benefits and enjoyment of what you're doing. If you go to a Lishi Tai Chi class in Salford, it is worthwhile learning the warm up so that you can do it by yourself whenever the need arises.
Warm-ups play an important part in enhancing the performance of an athelete and avoiding injury. As you develop in the Lishi Tai Chi Salford class, your body will change and become more athletic. Warm ups for a Salford Tai chi class gradually increase the heart rate and circulation in the body which loosen the joints and increase blood flow to the muscles. This increases the core temperature of the body which also allows more muscle motor units to be recruited if needed. Lengthening of the muscles prepares them for physical activity of a Lishi Salford Tai-chi and kung fu class and prevents injury as does a lowering of connective tissue resistance. The warm-up provides the Salford tai chi student with the opportunity to psychologically prepare themselves mentally and focus on the task ahead of them. Brain-muscle coordination and cooperation is also improved with less likelihood of any uncontrolled muscle activity and strain. In the Treppe effect muscles are also able to contract more forcefully after contracting a number of times - in other words having been warmed up.
A typical Lishi tai chi warm up will warm up all the joints from the feet to the cervical neck of the spine. It's one of the most comprehensive warm ups I have ever done and really would be suitable for any type of physical activity. If you're taking part in some physical activity you really must have a warm up, especially as it's getting colder and your body starts to feel stiffer. If not, there is a good chance you'll pull something or strain something that will reduce the benefits and enjoyment of what you're doing. If you go to a Lishi Tai Chi class in Salford, it is worthwhile learning the warm up so that you can do it by yourself whenever the need arises.
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11/24/2013 06:17:18 pm
A timely reminder indeed.On Mondays the York Scottish Country Dance club meets, and very few people do much in the way of a warm up. In formal classes there is always a warm up, even if not as comprehensive as the Lishi one, at the start of a lesson, but at social events few people bother.
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