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- Gradually lower heart rate.
- Circulate blood and oxygen to muscles, restoring them to the condition they were in before exercise.
- Reduce the risk of blood pooling by maintaining muscle action and heart rate to pump blood back to the heart.
- Remove waste products such as lactic acid.
- Reduce the risk of muscle soreness.
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. Upper body muscles especially are often forgotten is sports such as football, soccer and Rugby.
Sports Massage
Sports massage can be used as part of either a warm-up or a cool down. During a warm-up a short massage can help to warm and stretch the muscles and get the blood pumping, ready for exercise. It can also help to prepare you mentally.
A post-exercise massage helps to remove waste products such as lactic acid which build up during exercise, and prevent blood pooling. It will aso help stretch the muscles and return them to their pre-exercise state!
What else can I help you with?
What level of intensity should a warmup be?
The warm up should begin slowly and then gradually pick up the pace. It should match the intensity of the first interval by the end of the warm up.
Why are warm up less important for low impact activities such as jogging and recreational cycling?
Jogging is a warm up and recreational cycling is one big long warmup, however cycling as a warm up takes a long time.
What variety of systems does Warmup underfloor heating offer?
Warmup underfloor hearing offer an electronic heating system to their customers. Wireless are installed under the floor to provide heat the surface of the floor and warm the room.
What is warmup exercise?
Warm-up exercise include stretching and exercices of moderate intensity that cause sweating and increase in muscle temperature.
Is stretching and toe touches good warmup exercises?
Warm up excercises consist of two parts. The physical warming of the body and stretching exercies. One will want to walk or march in place, do jumping jacks or other cardio style excerises before begining to stretch and preform toe touches.
Why must you warm up?
You do warmup exercises to get your body ready for exercise, get loosened up, and be better able to exercise without injuring yourself.
How long should a heart warm up last?
several minutes
Does warm up need a hyphen?
If you are using it as a verb, you would never hyphenate. "She will warm up as soon as she reaches the cabin." When used in other ways, you might find it hyphenated or as a compound word, warmup. When used with the sense of warm-up exercises, I would usually use the hyphenated form.
How long should a car heater take to warm up?
How long it takes a car heater to warm up depends on the temperature outside. In cold weather the heater can take several minutes to warm up.
How long can spaghetti sauce be let out?
Until it is just warm, then it should be refrigerated.
When is a prime time for athletes to stretch to achieve long term improvements in their flexibility?
after your warm-up but before your main exercise routine.
Both warm-up and cooldown routines should last for how long?
a warm up should last 15 to 45 minutes or until your body feels fully stretched
