174 | The importance of warm-ups & cool-downs

Do you warm-up? Cooldown? At times, warm-ups and cool-downs feel unimportant or a waste of time, however, DocJen & Dr. Dom break the confusion in this episode. With a high emphasis on specificity, they explain the importance of strategically warming up the body to prepare for the upcoming movement and cool down to truly downregulate the system and facilitate recovery. After explaining the RAMP protocol, explaining neuromuscular coordination, and proprioception, they provide examples of an optimal warm-up for running, lower body strength, and HIIT workouts. Then, they dive into how you can optimize your cooldowns, and Dr. Jen explains why she loves to use mobility flows and core at the end of her workouts to downregulate the system gradually. Let's dive in! Allow your toes to breathe, and give your foot the space and environment to move through its full range, gain mobility, and strength from within. Gain functionality back in your feet as you give back to the environment with VivoBarefoot Shoes! As a listener of the podcast, get 15% off using 'OPTIMAL' at checkout (affiliate code). **Vivo offers a 100-Day trial period. If you are not completely satisfied, you can send the shoes back and get a refund. What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 03:36 - When are warm-ups important? 05:13 - RAMP Protocol 09:34 - Why do you need to warm-up 12:16 - Warming up for a run 14:47 - Warming up for the deadlift 17:47 - Warming up for HIIT workouts 19:10 - How to optimize your cooldowns? 22:30 - Mobility & core at the end of workouts 24;09 - What the research says. Watch Episode 174 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode174/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message