Elements of Exercise

Elements of Exercise

Warm up - Workout - Cool down

Multiple Choice

This exercises are done to increase body temperature & to condition and increase flexibility or range of motion.

• Cool down exercises

• Conditioning workouts

• Warm up exercises

• Stretching

Warm Up Exercises

• They help to increase body and muscle temperature 

• You’ll reduce your risk of injury 

• They can help you to mentally prepare 

• You’ll increase your flexibility, which will help with other exercise 

Dynamic stretches/movement

• These are active movements where joints and muscles go through a full range of motion.

• Dynamic stretches are meant to get the body moving.

• The stretches aren’t held for any length of time.

Static Stretching /Movement

• muscles are extended and held for a period of time.

• static stretches are those in which you stand, sit or lie still and hold a single position for period of time, up to about 45 seconds.

• Dynamic stretches should be used as part of your warm-up routine before any athletic event, whether competitive or not

Multiple Choice

What do you call the practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance?

• Running

• Physical Fitness Test

• Push up

• Workout

Multiple Choice

Can workouts become an exercise?

• Yes

• No

Workout

• A workout is often a routine performed in the gym, the gym-goer will exercise several different muscles in one intense session.

• A work out is a collection or series of exercises

• is a session of vigorous physical exercise or training. It involves exercise designed to develop specific goals such as strength, flexibility, power, speed, and cardio vascular endurance.

Multiple Choice

Which picture is not an example of aerobic exercise?

Multiple Choice

This is an element of exercise which is easy , done after a more intense activity, to allow the body to gradually transition to a resting or near-resting state.

• walking

• Stretching

• Yoga

• Cool Down Exercise

Benefits of Cool Down Exercise

• Allows Heart Rate to Normalize

• Slows Breathing

• Return muscles to their optimal length-tension relationships

Sample Cool Down exercises

• Light jogging or walking

• yoga

• static stretching exercises