Warmup, Cool Down, Stretching

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Warm-up, Cool Down, Stretching
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Warm Up

• About 5 minutes at a lower intensity
• Slowly raises heart rate
• Warms up muscles and tendons
• Raises body temperature
• Especially important with weight lifting

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Cool Down

• About 5 minutes at a lower intensity
• Slowly reduces heart rate to near resting values
• Removes lactic acid from muscles that is made
  during exercise
• Facilitates appropriate circulatory adjustments
• Reduces body temperature

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Stretching

• 2-3 days per week
• Stretch until you feel mild discomfort
• 10-30 seconds, 3-4 sets
• Static stretching only- stretch and hold (no
  bouncing)
• 1 stretch per large muscle group
• (hamstrings, calfs, quads- for legs)
• Increases flexibility which prevents injury

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Health

• Papers
• Presentations
• Extra Credit due tomorrow
• www.pe1.org/madchris
• Click on worksheets
• Click on Extra Credit

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Have An EXCELLENT SNOW DAY!