warm up

Which is NOT a principle of performing a warm up?

• Prepares the body

• Increases blood flow

• Reduces heart rate

• Increases body temperature

An increase of blood flow to the working muscles results in an increase in what else being supplied?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Lactic Acid

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

Reducing body temperature and reducing heart rate are two key principles of what?

• A cool down

• A skill based activity

• Games and matches

• A warm up

A cool down allows what..?

• Body to recover from exercise

• Mind to recover from exercise

• Muscles to cool down reducing the chance of muscle ache

• All of the answers

Stretching is important to?

• Body to recover from exercise

• Take some time to rest instead of exercise

• Reduce chance of injury

• None of the answers

A warm up should be completed ....

• At the beginning of the session

• In the middle of the session

• Never in a session

• At the end of the session

A cool down should be complete

• Never in a session

• At the end of session

• In the middle of the session

• At the beginning of the session

What is the first stage of a warm up?

• Mental preparation

• Pulse raiser

• Sport specific skills

• Dynamic Stretching

What is the reason for jogging in a cool down?

• Increase heart rate slowly

• Slow heart rate down

• Return heart rate gradually to its resting level

• To burn more calories

How long should you hold a stretch for in a warm up?

• 1- 5 seconds

• 8 - 10 seconds

• 25 - 30 seconds

• 11 - 20 seconds