Optimise training and prevent injury

• Benefits of cooling down

  • Prevents DOMS
  • Aids removal of lactic acid
  • Removal of CO2 and other waste products
  • Brings Heart rate and breathing rate slowly back down
  • Avoids dizziness caused by blood pooling
• 2 phases of cool down

  • Light exercise and gradually decreased
  • Stretching to improve flexibility
• 3 stages of warm up

  • Pulse raiser
  • Stretching
  • Skill based practices
• Benefits of warming up

  • Physically and mentally prepares you
  • increased O2 to muscles
  • increases temperature of muscles reducing chance of injury
  • Increases flexibility