Study Suggests No Need to Cool Down After Exercising

Tuesday, 30 April 2013 | by Pat's Picks

The New York Times has a suggestion for shaving some minutes off your workout. According to new research, the “cool down” may be useless. Despite what our elementary gym coaches told us, scientists say when pitted against exercisers who either warmed up only or those who did nothing following a work-out, people who cooled down had a lower threshold for pain the next day—i.e. they were more sore.

SOURCE: New York Times