Warm Up and Cool Down
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- Created on: 10-05-16 12:34
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- Warm Up and Cool Down
- Warm Up
- Why is a warm up needed to start a session?
- increases heart rate
- allows you to transition into your main activity smoothly
- increase temperature of the muscles and body.
- lowers the chance of injury
- increases your range of movement around a joint
- due to an increase in synovial fluids
- allows an increase of oxygen to the muscles
- increases the supply of blood to the heart
- via the vascular shunt
- allows for mental rehearsal
- keeps you calm and therefore reduces anxiety
- increases heart rate
- It prepares the body for exercise
- three stages to a warm up
- 1st stage, includes light cardiovascular exercise eg jogging
- 2nd stage: dynamic stretching and flexibility exercises
- 3rd stage: movement patterns which are skill related
- Why is a warm up needed to start a session?
- Cool Down
- Why is a cool down needed to end a session?
- will limit the effect of DOMS
- DELAYED ONSET OF USCLE SORENESS, which normally occurs 24 hours after exercise
- to remove CO2
- to decrease our muscle temperature
- to remove lactic acid
- increase venous return, keep the muscle pumo working so it prevents blood from pooling in the veins
- will limit the effect of DOMS
- helps to return the body to its pre exercise state more qucikly
- involves light exercise
- Why is a cool down needed to end a session?
- Warm Up
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