strategy:
To identify the effectiveness of warm-up, stretching and cool-down as injury prevention measure is needed, including the benefits of different types of warm-up, cooling-down and stretching practices and optimal duration, frequency and intensity of each component.
why:
Warming up helps improve performance and is a great step towards preventing injury. It does this by preparing the body for physical activity, preventing a rapid increase in blood pressure, improving blood flow to the heart, increasing muscle temperature and making muscles more pliable.
Cooling down helps you muscles relax and decreases the lactic acid which builds up after exercise and is also what causes the pain or soreness in your body the day after. this will also lower your heart rate and Circulate blood and oxygen to muscles, restoring them to the condition they were in before exercise.
tips:
The warm up should last between 15 and 30 minutes. Do not warm up too early. The benefits are lost after about 30 minutes of inactivity.
The cool down should consist of a gentle jog, decreasing in speed down to a walk followed by light static stretching. remember to stretch all muscle groups used in the sport.
To identify the effectiveness of warm-up, stretching and cool-down as injury prevention measure is needed, including the benefits of different types of warm-up, cooling-down and stretching practices and optimal duration, frequency and intensity of each component.
why:
Warming up helps improve performance and is a great step towards preventing injury. It does this by preparing the body for physical activity, preventing a rapid increase in blood pressure, improving blood flow to the heart, increasing muscle temperature and making muscles more pliable.
Cooling down helps you muscles relax and decreases the lactic acid which builds up after exercise and is also what causes the pain or soreness in your body the day after. this will also lower your heart rate and Circulate blood and oxygen to muscles, restoring them to the condition they were in before exercise.
tips:
The warm up should last between 15 and 30 minutes. Do not warm up too early. The benefits are lost after about 30 minutes of inactivity.
The cool down should consist of a gentle jog, decreasing in speed down to a walk followed by light static stretching. remember to stretch all muscle groups used in the sport.