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Blood Pooling If you stop exercising abruptly without cooling down, your muscles will suddenly stop contracting vigorously. This can cause blood to pool in the lower extremities of your body, leaving your blood without as much pressure to be pumped back to the heart and brain.
- What are the effects of cooling down?
- What are some disadvantage of not warming up or cooling down?
- What are the disadvantages of stretching?
- What are the benefits of cool down?
What are the effects of cooling down?
Benefits of cooling down
Cooling down allows your body temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate to return to their normal levels. Stretching your muscles while they're still warm can help to reduce lactic acid buildup , reducing your chance of muscle cramps and stiffness.
What are some disadvantage of not warming up or cooling down?
Warming up can relax tissues, pump oxygen into muscles and tissues, and get you ready for movement. Not warming up can cause pain and damage - sometimes even permanent - to tissues and joints.
What are the disadvantages of stretching?
It can cause micro-trauma or tears in the muscles or connective tissue. As a result, this can create a weakness that may surface later in the run. Stretching should be performed for a prescribed period of time, generally not to exceed 5 to 10 minutes.
What are the benefits of cool down?
The purpose of the cool down is to return your heart rate close to resting. Stopping quickly without a cool down can result in light-headedness, dizziness and/or fainting. A good example of a cool down is walking after running. Your cool down should range anywhere from two to five minutes.
