Warming up & warming down coursework
Introduction
Just before we enter a game weather it is football, basketball, swimming or rugby you must always warm up the parts of your body so that they get used to a game and also to avoid injury by pulling a muscle. After the game as well you must warm down which is just is the reverse of what you did for warming up apart from that when you stretch you hold it for longer.
Why it is important to warm up
A warm up used at the beginning of an exercise or activity to improve your performance and to prevent injury. It is very critical when you warm up because if you didn’t you would face problems which could harm your career because if you were a footballer and you pulled a muscle and you was out of all practices for four weeks you would have to build up your fitness again so it would be eight weeks you would be out for. That’s why people say that it takes twice as long to recover than when from the injury, so to avoid this you should warm up so that there is less chance to pull a muscle. Also it is not just about pulling muscles it is about Raising your body temperature to help muscles to work better, move and loosen up your joints so that you can move easier and to Prepare physically and mentally. Also the fluid in the knee increases with a warm up and the amount of oxygen you take in is reduced. All the things I have mentioned improves the performance, this is why you are supposed to warm up and also the higher the temperature in the body is the more easily nerve messages can travel through your body. If you have a high temperature your reflexes and your muscular are much better which will reduce the risk of injuries.