For people who are new to working out, a gym can be a fairly intimidating place because of its unfamiliarity and one might feel out place for a few days. Also, the time you spend in the gym is not enough but measures are needed to be taken before you go to the gym and you come back from gym.
· Hydrate
Drinking enough water and staying hydrated will give you the strength that you need to do those squats and burpees. Your body tends to lose a lot of water due to sweating and as one tends to sweat while working out, one gets more and more dehydrated. Staying hydrated will not only help if you are working out but will be beneficial for the overall maintenance of a healthy body.
· Warm up
Whatever you do, do not skip your warm up. Skipping your warm up is one of the 7 common causes of a gym injury. This is how you prepare your body for a good work out. Warming up for just ten minutes will increase the temperature of your body and make you more flexible. This is how you will be better prepared for your HIIT or strength training.
· Post work out stretching
Stretching will help you in cooling your body down and bringing it back to normal state, the way it was before you started the exercise. Stretching also helps in giving some relief from the cramps that follow the work out after few hours.
· Get enough sleep
Getting enough sleep at night will keep you energized during the day when you can do your exercise. It will also help in keeping your hormones at check which will take care of your mood and your eating habits. So get your eight hours of beauty sleep before heading to the gym.
