Dear readers, In this article, we will discuss the importance of warm up in exercise and sports, its benefits, the physiological mechanisms behind it, and how it can be properly applied. We will also analyze practical techniques and exercise examples that you can incorporate into your training routine. Warm up is the phase during which we perform specific activities and movements to prepare the body both cardiovascularly and musculoskeletally for the upcoming training session
In general, myofascial release is a group of pressure based techniques applied to the body with the aim of relaxing the fascia and the muscles. These techniques can be applied by massage therapists, physiotherapists or by ourselves through Self Myofascial Release (SMFR). In this article, we will focus on SMFR, a technique that involves the application of external pressure either using body weight or external tools, with the main goal of releasing, relaxing and decompressing t
