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Toning Nutrition Athletics Warm Up One of the most important yet overlooked part of any training program is the proper warm up. I’m not talking about jogging around the track or hopping on a bicycle to get your heart rate up before exercise. Increasing your heart rate is only one of the main objectives in warming up your body. The others include lengthening your muscles, activating your nervous system (which increases effective and safe movements) as well as preparing your body specifically for the task at hand. By just dedicating as little as 5 minutes to a proper warm up, you can increase the productivity of your workout tremendously. Try these 8 exercises out before your next workout and see what I’m talking about. Jumping Jack 8 reps Hip Pop Ups 8 reps Straight Leg Raise 8 reps Hip Crossovers 8 reps Pushups 8 reps Supermans 8 reps Kneeling Hip Raise 8 reps Kneeling Hip Circles 8 reps These exercises are to be performed in a quick, yet controlled manner. Work through each without stopping to rest in between. After you have finished your heart rate should be up, you should be sweating, breathing hard and you should feel a tingling excitement throughout your body. This will be the sign that you are ready to exercise.