Year 10 - Physical education
Warming up and cooling 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 benefits for completing both.
Key Notes
- A warm up should include gradual pulse raising activities, stretching, skill-based practices and mental preparation.
- Warming up raises body temperature, increasing range of movement and pliability of muscles to reduce risk of injury.
- Warm ups should include psychological preparation for the session or competition.
- A cool down should involve maintaining elevated breathing and heart rate and incorporating stretching exercises.
- Cooling down aids the body's recovery, facilitating the removal of waste products and helping to prevent DOMS.
Vocabulary To Learn
- warm up: preparation before exercise that raises heart rate, increases body temperature, and enhances flexibility
- cool down: gradual reduction of exercise intensity post-exercise to aid recovery and prevent muscle soreness
- pulse raiser: 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
- mental preparation: techniques to focus and prepare mentally for exercise, enhancing performance and reducing anxiety
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 gradual pulse raising activities, stretching, skill-based practices and mental preparation. 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'
preparation before exercise that raises heart rate, increases body temperature, and enhances flexibility.
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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