Warm up / Cool down

What is a Warm Up?

• Designed to improve performance and build focus

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

• Exercises done immediately before an activity

• Important for preventing injury

• All the above

The ________________ pumps blood throughout the entire body.

• Liver

• Heart

• Brain

• Lungs

Which of the two reduces the chances of fainting and dizziness.

• Warm up

• Cool down

Which of the following is not an importance of warm up

• Reduces risk of injury

• Increases your heart rate

• Reduces sleep

• Improves flexibility

Which of the following is not a cool down exercise

• Jogging

• Yoga

• Stretching

• Sleeping

Which of the following explains warm up and cool down

• Warm up- Exercises to help you rest

  Cool down- Exercises that prepare you for a sport

• Warm up- Mild preparation activities before a sport

  Cool down- Exercises done after a sport to help you recover

• Warm up- Exercises to keep you fit

  Cool down- Exercises that relax your body

• Warm up- Exercises that prepare you for a sport

  Cool down- Exercises that prepare you to have fun

What is the first stage of a warm up?

• Pulse raiser

• Mental preparation

• Sport specific skills

• Dynamic Stretching

What is the reason for the mental preparation stage of a warm up?

• Increase heart rate

• Improve performance

• Visualise good performance

• Relieve stress and tension

Why do we complete practice activities for specific sports in a warm up?

• Because it helps

• Because it warms up muscle groups relevant to the activity

• Because it improves performance

• Because it increases the muscle's temperature

Which of these is NOT what a warm up is essential to do?

• Prevent injury

• Practice skills before the event, match or game

• Prepare body for specific exercise

• Reduce range of movement