Warm-Up
Tags
PE
Cegep/2
Word count
151 words
Reading time
1 minute
First phase of exercise
5-10min
Tips:
- Obligatory before every workout
- Gradually elevate HR to 130bpm
Purpose:
- Prepare the body
- Blood flow+
- Heart rate+
- Postexercise stiffness-
- Minimize injuries
- Flexibility+
- <= temperature+
- Flexibility+
- Improve performance
Static stretching => force- & risk of injury+
Phases
General warm-up
Light exercises & dynamic stretching
[!example]+
- Light exercises:
- Light jogging
- Jumping jacks
- Slow cycling
- Dynamic stretching:
- Arm circles
- Slow squats
- Torso rotations
- High knees
- Hip rotations
Specific warm-up
Light version of the workout
Examples
Cardiorespiratory training
General and specific: 5-8min of light cardio
Muscular training
General: 5-8min of light cardio
Specific: light muscle training
Sports
General: 3-4min of directional jogging, high knees, butt kicks, etc.
Specific: 4-5min of specific movements, e.g. practice shots, solo dribbling, etc.
Ajitani Hifumi