How to avoid the biggest mistake wannabe runners make
If you thought you could just go out there and run to get fit, think again. You need to get in shape to get in shape. Here's how
The weather forecast said “fog ” and a high of 6°C — enough to make anyonewant to get back under the duck duvet and forget about exercising. But those of us who want to “build summer bodies in winter”, as the celebs like to say, have to get up and going despite the cold and poor visibility.
And it is great for the immune system, so you are likely to ward off a cold rather than catching one by running around outside.Biokineticist Bokamoso Moletjie says that before you actually exercise, you have to train for it in advance.
Here's how:On the day
Get the blood flowing. "The circulation is not as it would be in summer, so warming up in winter, especially outside, is vital. What you want to do before your run or exercise, is to stretch at a high intensity, especially the legs to avoid cramping. Do four sets of jumping jacks, then kicks and high knee-lifts to get a full body warm-up. Muscles should be getting enough oxygen," Moletjie says...
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