Using Dumbbells and Barbells Again Vs. Body Weight Exercises
Have you been keeping up with the news around New York City lately? If so, you might be aware that the Big Apple has been working to inspect gyms and fitness centers around the city in an effort to help them reopen their doors for business. Most of the inspection priority has been on schools recently, but as more schools reopen, more gyms are able to be inspected and approved for reopening with restrictions in place.
Are you ready to go back to the gym? Your favorite gym
might even already be reopened, and as long as you follow the proper safety
procedures and don’t mind working out individually, you can return to the gym
and begin going back to your old fitness routines. The trick is learning how to
do all of these workouts properly and safely again after several months of
workouts and fitness routines at home, where you likely didn’t have access to
professional equipment.
How Can You Be Safe?
While getting used to working with the old fitness
equipment again like dumbbells, barbells, bench presses, and the rest of the
familiar workout gear, remember to keep some of the old safety tips in mind.
You probably remember some tips from trainers in New York City who would let you
know to always handle weight lifting safely, and give you some proper weight
training techniques. Some of these include:
·
Always making sure
to stretch your body thoroughly before a serious weight-training workout.
·
Being sure to lift
with your legs, not your back, to avoid spinal injury.
·
If you feel like
you are starting to give out, don’t continue. Put the weights down and take a
break.
·
Don’t overdo it.
Keep weight training to a few times a week (two or three at most) so you don’t
overwhelm your body.
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