2. Why is the warm-up phase of your training program important? The warm-up phase is important because it will reduce the risk of injury. Warm-up activities gradually increase your heart rate which increases blood flow. Warm-up activities also give you time to focus your thoughts and emotions on how you will perform.
3.Why is the cool-down phase of your training program important? Cooling down reduces the risk of injury and promotes flexibility. 4.Identify areas of your body in which you have experienced muscle soreness due to vigorous activity. My legs and back. Part II: Design a Warm-up for Your Personal Needs For each of the following, describe what you will do to prepare your body for the activity that you selected in Part 1, #1.
Mike Mungin Leslie Hellstrom Introduction to Personal Wellness Concepts 10 December 2009 Personal Wellness and Its Impact on Overall Health Personal wellness is an important part of our every day life. Living day to day not knowing what may be ahead is something we all experience, but living day to day knowing you have done all you could to improve your personal health to the best of your ability, can lead you to a more active, productive and gratifying lifestyle. Having a solid social support network, managing your weight and eating habits, exercising regularly, using the mind-body connection for hardiness and reducing your stressors are areas that can help you improve controlling aspects of your overall health and wellness. As most of us know, being physically fit is not an easy task. The older we grow the more our body breaks down.
Why is the warm-up phase of your training program important? Reduces the risk of injury and increases the heart rate for muscles to receive oxygen. 3. Why is the cool-down phase of your training program important? Reduces the risk of injury and promotes flexibility.
In order to get more oxygen into your body and into your blood to flow to those muscles, you have to take in more oxygen through breathing. The same process occurs when you sweat. When you exercise, your body’s temperature increases, and in attempt to cool you off, your sweat glands the effectors are activated. Consequently the body temperature increases with exercise, the actual time spent 'producing heat' is actually quite short. when the body is too hot ie the blood vessels leading to the skin capillaries dilate, known as vasodilation.
For example, regular brisk walking can help you: • Maintain a healthy weight • Prevent or manage various conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes • Strengthen your bones • Lift your mood • Improve your balance and coordination The faster, farther and more frequently you walk, the greater the benefits. Walking and biking are both excellent forms of cardiovascular exercise which, when performed regularly, can ward off disease, shed pounds, improve mental outlook and reduce the likelihood of dying young. Each have their merits and drawbacks, and which is the best choice for you largely depends upon what you'll enjoy doing most, the health of your joints and how much weight you'd like to lose. “Like walking, biking is low-impact and easy. It's also fun, and according to NutriStrategy, burns a lot of calories - significantly more than brisk walking.” (Bigelow) You’d be forgiven for wondering but stair climbing can have a significant and positive impact on an individual’s health over time.
Every exercise session should include a warm-up, conditioning phase, and a cool-down. Warm-up. This helps your body adjust slowly from rest to exercise. A warm-up reduces the stress on your heart and muscles, slowly increases your breathing, circulation (heart rate), and body temperature. It also helps improve flexibility and reduce muscle soreness.
Each day is started by an appropriate warm up and finished with a warm down. The warm up is to prepare the body for training; enabling the athlete to perform at their optimal performance. The benefits of a warm up include increasing blood flow to the heart and muscles, increase in heart rate, increase in muscle elasticity and it prevents injuries. A warm down is an essential part of any fitness program. Following a training session a good warm down assists the speed of recovery by helping to remove lactic acid, preventing injuries and reducing muscle soreness.
| Helps you deal with stress better and keeps joints from hurting so much. | Body Composition | The relative proportions of lean tissue and fat tissue in the body. | Develop a routine of aerobic activities. | Expends calories and contributes to healthy weight loss.
P1/M1 Lifestyle factors and their effects on health Lifestyle factors that can affect health are physical activity, alcohol, smoking, stress and diet. Physical Activity Physical activity is any movement or activity that requires your body to work harder than it does while sitting, or resting. Physical activity can affect health in a good way. Benefits of physical activity are it lowers the risk of heart attacks because exercise makes the heart bigger and stronger meaning it doesn't have to work as hard which puts less stress on the body. It increases aerobic endurance which is good because it means exercise can be done for longer and the heart can be further strengthened.