Year 10 - Physical education
Warm up and cool down
Physical training: injury and injury prevention
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Unit Summary
This unit unpicks the many factors to be considered to prevent injury in sport. It focussess on the effective delivery of both warm up and cool down components of training.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the phases of a warm up and a cool down and the physical benefits for completing both.
Key Notes
- A warm up should include a pulse raiser, mobility, stretching, dynamic movements and skill rehearsal.
- Warming up raises body temperature, increasing range of movement and pliability of muscles to reduce risk of injury.
- A cool down should involve low intensity exercise and stretching exercises.
- Cool down helps the transition to a resting state, facilitates the removal of waste products to reduce muscle soreness.
Vocabulary To Learn
- warm up: preparatory exercises to prepare the mind and body for physical activity
- cool down: the act of allowing physiological activity to return to normal gradually after strenous exercise by engaging in less strenuous exercise
- pulse raising: activities in a warm up that elevate heart rate and increase blood flow to muscles
- stretching: exercises to increase the range of movement at joints
- lactic acid: a waste product produced in the muscle tissues during strenuous exercise where the anaerobic system is in use
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Stretching is the first part of a warm up routine.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A warm up should include a pulse raiser, mobility, stretching, dynamic movements and skill rehearsal. Warming up raises body temperature, increasing range of movement and pliability of muscles to reduce risk of injury.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'warm up'
preparatory exercises to prepare the mind and body for physical activity.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Stretching is the first part of a warm up routine. Correction: Before a muscle can be stretched, it needs to have an increase in temperature and pliability. Therefore, before stretching, an individual should do a pulse raiser to increase blood flow to the muscles.
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