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Warming up and cooling down.  

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Warming up and cooling down Warm up: Before I carry out any physical activity I will make sure that I always warm up correctly my warm up should last for about 10-15minutes. Reasons for warming up: * To reduce the risk of any injuries to your muscles and tendons. * Warms and loosens joints. * Increases heart rate and blood flow. * Increase arousal levels to the activity. * Helps you prepare mentally. Warm up should include: * An activity that will cause the heart rate to increase causing the blood supply to increase. * Stretches to gently stretch muscles in preparation for the activity. * Activities associated with the sport (middle distance) My warm up: 1. Before I carry out any activity I will warm up by starting with a small simple jog around the running track. 2. After this I will then carry out many stretches working from my head downwards holding each stretch for 10 seconds...

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