Working out is great, but there are some things we can do that are NOT working out to make those workouts better. Here are five:
1. Drink water. Hydration is essential to our bodies’ processes. Enough water will help us work out better and longer and recover faster.
2. Eat. Those of us who decide to work out to lose weight sometimes don’t eat enough. We want to choose nutrient dense foods to fuel our workouts.
3. Wear the right shoes. No one wants shin splints or a sprained ankle or plantar fasciitis. Heck, we don’t even want blisters. (Sometimes, like when we do yoga or Pilates, the right shoes are no shoes at all.)
4. Use safety equipment. Those strong legs we are developing while biking won’t do us a bit of good if we crack our skulls open. Wear the helmet—or the knee pads, or the life jacket, or whatever.
5. Have fun. Most workouts do NOT have to be drudgery. Take a friend, turn up the music, get silly, whatever it takes to make it more like play.
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