Don’t Skip the Cool Down! 20 Exercises for Better Recovery and Reduced Muscle Soreness Fitness Volt [Video]

After your workout, you may be tempted to collapse in a heap, head off to the showers, and then enjoy a well-earned protein shake. But before doing any of those things, you should also do a cool-down. Unfortunately, many exercisers skip this part of their training session or pay very little attention to it.

With over 35 years of experience as a personal trainer, I’m constantly preaching the benefits of an optimal cool-down routine to promote recovery and progress after the training session and boost performance in the next session.

In this article, I explain why and how to cool down and provide some of the best cool-down exercises to maximize your results.

How to Cool Down

While an effective warm-up has several phases, a …