Everybody loves to workout but there's one most important aspect that you should consider and also include in your daily workout programme.this is warming up before and after your workout routine.

1. WARMING UP BEFORE AND
AFTER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PHYSICAL EDUCATION

2. WARM UP ↑
COOL DOWN ↓
WHAT IS A
WARM UP?
WHY SHOULD I
WARM UP?
IMPORTANCE
OF COOLING
DOWN
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
WARMING UP &
COOLING DOWN

3. WARMING UP
• DIFFERENT MOVEMENT SKILLS / EXERCISES MEANT TO BE
PERFORMED BEFORE THE ONSET OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
• MEANT TO INCREASE HEART RATE AND GET YOUR BODY
READY FOR STRETCHING.

4. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WARMING UP
& STRETCHING
WARMING UP
Increases one’s heart rate;
blood flow and oxygen
throughout the body
THUS
preparing the body for →
stretching.
STRETCHING
• Prepares the joints of
one’s body to safely
handle rigorous physical
activity.
• Lubricates the joints
and therefore making
them flexible and able
to move in all
directions.

5. Stretching

6. Why should we warm up?

7. Warming up increases heart rate

8. Increases the rate of your metabolism

9. Increases mental focus

10. Helps prevent injuries/strains/sprains

11. Importance of cooling down

12. Prevents dizziness

13. Importance
• Helps heart rate return
back to normal.
• Removes waste products
from muscles.
• Means that one has to
gradually slow down their
level of activity.
• REFERENCES
• The information in these slides comes from the
following sources:
• Parejo, I. ( 2017) Warm up presentation. Available from
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https://www.slideshare.net/IsabelParejo1/warm-up
(Accessed 17 september 2017)
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activity-and-cool-down (Accessed 17 September 2017)
• Mckay, B. ( 2017) warm up and cool down grade 9
health. Available from slideshare at
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2017)