Warm up

What is a Warm Up?

• Exercises done immediately before an activity

• Allows the body a chance to transition from rest to activity

• Designed to improve performance and build focus

• Important for preventing injury

• All of the above

What do you do in a warm up?

• Increase heart rate

• Decrease heart rate

• Maintain heart rate

This type of warm-up gets the heart pumping faster, increases blood flow, and quickly increases the body temperature.

• Stretching

• Conditioning

• Cardio

• Cool-Down

Jogging, skipping & running are examples of a warm up.

• True

• False

Select TWO cardio (aerobic) exercises.

• Butterfly

• High knees

• Plank

• Jogging

• Straddle

Select TWO stability (strengthening/balance) exercises.

• Jumping Jacks

• Pike

• Burpees

• Lunges

• Plank

Increased blood flow throughout the body leads to ______________ body temperature and ________________ muscles.

• cooler; tighter

• cooler; looser

• warmer; looser

• warmer; tighter

This type of warm-up allows for increased motion in the joints and muscles.

• Cardio

• Stability

• Conditioning

• Stretching

Stretching is important to?

• It is important to workout instead

• Increase injury and lengthen muscles

• Lengthen muscles and improve mobility

• Take a break from exercise

• All of the above

Select TWO stretches!

• Burpees

• Cobra

• Pike

• Jumping Jacks

• Squats