Fitness PSA: Never forget to cool down

Garry Y. Itkin has seen his fair share of college students trying to make the most out of their workouts to make time for the no-nonsense schedule of college life. However, he has also noticed that several students neglect the final phase of the workout, which is the cooldown. Others dress up in a hurry or hit the showers, of course, to save time.

But cooldowns are extremely important. If a person thinks they don’t have time for a cool down, they should take time from the main routine and allot even a few minutes to bring the body slowly to rest.



Cooldowns were developed by trainers in the past to keep the blood flowing through the body. After a workout, there may be blood building up in the veins of a person. Cooling down makes sure that this blood circulates properly. Not doing this may cause a person to feel light-headed since blood pressure may go through a sudden drop.



End-of-the-workout stretches go together with cooldowns since they both decrease the levels of lactic acid, which cause muscle and joint pain in the body.

Garry Y. Itkin urges everyone never to forget to cool down, so they may normalize their heart rates, blood pressure, and oxygen in the body, for a more relaxing rest of the day.