Athletics

Where was athletics born?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Britain

• Russia

Athletics as a modern sport started in

• Britain

• The USA

• Kenia

• New Zealand

Athletics include

• running

• throwing

• football

• jumping

Which are included in athletics?

• high jump

• pole-vault

• long jump

• triple jump

Before exercising, one should always

• warm up

• scream

• drink water

• study

The importance of warming up before exercises is to

• sweat as much as we can

• perform better

• prevent injuries

• have better mobility

Warming up increases our ..., preparing our body for ... exercises.

• body temperature ; slow

• heart rate ; simple

• height ; jumping

• body temperature ; vigorous

Warming up consists of ... exercises.

• high intensity

• low intensity

• mid intensity

• hard core

Examples of warm up exercises are...

• slow jog for 5 min

• 10-20 jumping jacks

• 5 min skipping rope

• dynamic strecthing

When do we do our warm up?

• during exercises

• after exercises

• before any intensive exercises

• 5 min after finishing exercises