Yes, you read it right. The title is “5 Benefits of Slow movements in Exercises”.  I know slow is often linked with lack of energy and for someone who is not up to the mark. But when it comes to exercise and strength, the slower your moves are, the harder it impacts your muscles. Apart from this there are few more reasons you need to practice slow movements in your fitness routine.

1. It builds your muscles

The counts are not that important as your movement when you are into strength training. The muscles are used more when you slow down because it has to then carry the weight for a longer time. This in turn builds your muscles faster and makes your training more efficient.. An easier way to move slowly would be to count 1 to 5 as you change your position. And always remember to breathe. Also, slow movements enable you to concentrate on individual muscles and target them as per your goals.

2. It perfects your form

When you concentrate on moving slowly, you also make sure that your form stays in the perfect position, whereas when we are moving fast, our body is more focused on the move and the form is compromised. Our body is very smart, it helps us do what we insist upon but then it finds a comfort zone to accomplish what we want. And with the wrong form, our results could be slow or worse we might also get injured.

3. It strengthens your core

When we make slow movements, we are able to engage our core even more, and work the muscles with a deeper impact. For all the extra time the muscles are under stress, makes for more strength development. A strengthened core can help you get better at other workouts as well. The core strength helps us to perform at our best with more stability, which in turn enables faster results.

4. It is more intense/challenging

Slow training is exhausting and intense at the same time. Even though we might be able to do only 5 counts but when done slowly it exhausts us more than 20. Also the intensity that is felt is far more than fast movements. Also slow movements make it possible for you to target the right muscles and make them firm. With these challenging movements you will be able to do less repetitions but it will be super effective.

5. Slow is safe

Every time we try to rush things, they end up hurting us. Hurry always leads to worry. When we are slow, we are more steady. It is like cause and effect. Even if we make a wrong move, we won’t hurt ourselves badly. Isn’t that a great relief. Injuries are common in a fitness journey but if it can be avoided, why not?!

Apart from weight training, slow jogging, power yoga, some bodyweight exercises to do at a slow pace are https://www.jackedfactory.com/blogs/blog/the-best-bodyweight-workout-routine-ever

Try it out and you will see the difference and feel the burn for sure, with much faster results.