Why is it important to warm up and cool down after physical activity?

Answer 1

because it relaxes your muscles

A cooldown is important because it allows your heart to return to normality gradually without shocking the body

Answer 2

Cooling down after strenuous exercise helps to:

• Rid the body of waste products, such as lactic acid.
• Allows the heart to return to its resting rate.
• Reduces the amount of adrenaline in the blood.
• Reduces the chance of muscle soreness.
• Allows the body to cool down - reduces the body temperature.

Answer 3

Cooling down, also called warming down, is the term used to describe an easy exercise that will allow the body to gradually transition from an exertion state to a resting or near-resting state. Depending on the intensity of the exercise, cooling down can involve a slow jog or walk, or with lower intensities, stretching can be used. Cooling down helps remove lactic acid which can cause cramps and stiffness and allows the heart rate to return to its resting rate. Contrary to popular belief, cool down does not appear to reduce delayed-onset muscle soreness.

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Answer 4

There are many reasons for a cool-down following exercise. Some of these include:

- Provides gradual recovery from conditioning phase

- Removes metabolic end products from muscles used

- Returns heart rate and bloop pressure to near resting values

- Attenuates exercise induced circulatory responses

Answer 5

because your sweaty so you want to get cooled off.

Answer 6

So you don't pull a muscle.

Answer 7

because its refreshing