How do you prepare for your intense workout class? The fitness industry has an answer! Sign up for another, less intense workout class …
In some circles, “prehab” means preparing for overindulgence on a colossal scale – a mega-bender before a voluntary stint of detox. But the word has been co-opted by the fitness industry to describe one of the hot-to-trot workout trends of 2018: a session of sensible limbering up before you pig out on pullups and kettlebell reps – less risky than a blowout and a whole lot more relaxing.
Going bigger, faster, stronger and longer has been the way to exercise in recent years (think HIIT, CrossFit and endurance events), but this has led to a rash of injuries. “I don’t like to use the term ‘dangerous movement’, but it can be dangerous if you don’t prepare,” explains Firas Iskandarani, “functional fitness master trainer” at Gymbox, the London gym that has offered 30-minute prehab sessions for the past 18 months.
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