You can feel those happiness-inducing endorphins pumping through your body, but what now? You’ve conquered a fierce FusionX class and are feeling amazing. But there’s some post-workout care that you should consider. We share our five tips for what you should do after your workout to get the most out of your hard work.
Stretch It Out
We all know about the importance of doing a warmup before our workout, but it’s also very important that we stretch after our session. Warming up prepares your body to sweat and be active by getting those muscles ready to go. But stretching helps avoid injuries such as sprains and strains. Stretching after your workout will also decrease the risk of future injuries and stiffness, so make sure you take time to stretch all the active parts of your body.
Keep Hydrated
Hydrating your body with at least eight glasses of water throughout the day is crucial, and it’s equally important to drink water before, during and after your workout. Drinking water helps to relax your muscles and assists with quicker recovery, so you’ll feel less sore the next day. Most importantly, drinking water helps your body to replace all the fluids you lost while sweating it out during your FusionX workout.
Have a Shower
Having a shower post-workout is not only important for hygiene, but it will also make you feel better. Washing sweat from your body will stop bacteria from multiplying on your skin, which will halt skin infections or breakouts from occurring. Like many athletes do, having an ice-cold shower can also help with DOMS (delayed onset muscles soreness).
Eat Healthy Food
It’s very important to eat after your FusionX workout, you must fuel your body with what it needs to recharge. However, be selective with what you choose to eat. You might find it hard to resist unhealthy post-workout food temptations. But it’s recommended you eat slow-burning carbohydrates and vitamins such as bread, cereals and fruits instead of greasy or salty dishes that will undo all of your hard work.
Rest
One of the most important steps. It is necessary to wind down after your workout. This is the reason we end our FusionX classes with mindful meditation. After a fierce workout your body will need time to cool down, rebuild and repair your muscles. Without resting, you increase your risk of injury, and you could slow your progress, meaning you won’t see those results you’re working so hard towards.