Warming Up and Cooling Down
By Sophia Trent
Warming Up
Warming up is very important because muscles are like rubber bands. if you stretch cold rubber bands they are more likely to break (you can get hurt). So you want to raise your body temperature before any kind of hard exorcise.
Cooling Down
Cooling down is important. Image that every time you drive your car you drive it super fast then at a red light you hit the breaks at the last second. Your car would totally start to wear down. The same is true for your body. You have to stop more gently and slow or else you will wear out your body.
Examples of Warming Up
Hear are some examples of warming up so you can get more of an idea of what it is.
1. stretching
2. leg swings
3. arm circles
4. squats
5. hip circles
Examples of Cooling Down
Hear are some examples of cooling down so you can get more of an idea of what it is.
1. streaching
2. walking
3. jumping jacks
4. swimming
5. yoga