Warming up and Cooling Down

Key Words Pulse Raising Temperature Raising Preparation Stretching Recovery

Our Targets For Today Understand why we warm-up and cool-down. By the end of the lesson we will all be able to : Understand why we warm-up and cool-down. Perform a warm-up and cool-down Including pulse raising/lowering Stretching & Mobilising

What are we going to learn and how are we going to work? Working as a group you will undertake a variety of warm-up and cool-down methods We are going to learn why we perform a warm-up and cool-down

Warming up Why do we warm-up? Helps reduce the risk of injury Prepares the body for exercise How do we warm-up? Raise the body’s temperature/pulse rate Stretch the muscles

Cooling-down Why do we cool-down? Aids the body recovery Helps disperse any lactic acid in order to reduce next day stiffness How do we cool-down? Lower the temperature/pulse rate Light stretching

Task You will now undertake a number of warm-up routines appropriate to a variety of activities. You should note that for each warm-up will include: Pulse raising/Temperature Raising Stretching & Mobilising At the end of the lesson you will also perform a cool-down routine appropriate to the exercises having been done.

Have we achieved our Targets? Can we now: Understand why we warm-up and cool-down. Perform a warm-up and cool-down Including pulse raising/lowering Stretching & Mobilising

Key Words Pulse Raising Temperature Raising Preparation Stretching Recovery