A warmup gradually revs up your cardiovascular system by raising your body temperature and increasing blood flow to your muscles. Warming up may also help reduce muscle soreness and lessen your risk of injury. Cooling down after your workout allows for a gradual recovery of preexercise heart rate and blood pressure.
- What are good warm downs?
- How do you warm up and cool down?
- What are the parts of warm up and cool down exercises?
- Is it warm down or cool down?
What are good warm downs?
For everyone
- Light jogging or walking. This is one of the most straightforward ways to cool down. ...
- Upper body stretch. From a standing or seated position, interlace your fingers and press your palms up toward the ceiling. ...
- Seated Forward Bend. Share on Pinterest. ...
- Knee-to-Chest Pose. ...
- Reclining Butterfly Pose. ...
- Child's Pose.
How do you warm up and cool down?
4 Tips for a Good Warm Up and Cool Down
- Always start with a dynamic warm up. ...
- Get your blood pumping before exerting yourself. ...
- Following exercise, slowly reduce your heart rate with a light walk. ...
- Perform a static stretch at the end of your workout.
What are the parts of warm up and cool down exercises?
Warm Up and Cool Down Exercises
- Movement - Slow Jog and a progression to Sprints.
- Individual Ball Touches & Movements.
- Stretching - whole body.
- Get players Mentally & Physically ready (Blood Pumping)
Is it warm down or cool down?
Cooling down (also known as limbering down or warming down) is an easy exercise, done after a more intense activity, to allow the body to gradually transition to a resting or near-resting state. Depending on the intensity of the exercise, cooling down can involve a slow jog or walk.