Warm up and Cool Down

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

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

• cooler; tighter

• cooler; looser

• warmer; looser

• warmer; tighter

Mentally preparing for the upcoming workout/performance in your warm up helps improve your?

• Skill

• Coordination

• Technique

• Resilience

• Concentration

What does an effective cool down consist of?

• Lowering heart rate

• Increasing body temperature

• Maintaining blood pressure

• Decreasing breathing rate

What is DOMS?

• Decreased organ muscle syndrome

• Delayed onset muscle soreness

• Damaged onset muscle soreness

• Delayed onset muscle sickness

What causes muscles to swell and become sore?

• Small rips and tears in the muscle tissue that allows fluid to leak out.

• Poor diet

• Adrenaline production

• Effective warm up routine

True or False: A cool down consists of three exercises: Lowering pulse, stretching and performance analysis.

• True

• False

True or False: You need to do a cool down after exercise, even if you don't feel it was particularly tough exercise.

• True

• False

Which environmental factor will make a cool down more difficult?

• A sports hall with air conditioning

• Sports field on a hot summers day

• A small corner of a busy gym

• Having a heart condition

Which of the following are not suitable cool down activities?

• Walking

• Press ups

• Dynamic stretches

• Static hamstring stretches

• Rotating joints to increase flexibility