Warm-Up and Cool-Down Exercises

We are going to share with our readers the knowledge on warm-up and cool-down exercises in this issue of health information. A good warm-up exercise can promote vascular dilatation, hence ensuring sufficient supply of oxygen to muscles and improving sports performance. Besides, both body temperature and heart beat rate will gradually increase while a warm-up exercise is performed. These would not only improve body elasticity and efficiency, but also reduce heart pressure and risk for injury.

Cool-down exercises are equally important as warm-up exercises. A sudden halt from vigorous exercise can make both heart beat rate and blood pressure drop drastically, thereby possibly causing dizziness. Cool-down exercises allow our body to gradually transform from vigorous exercise mode to static mode, so body discomfort can be minimized.

Tips for Warm-Up Exercises Prior to exercise, warm up for five to ten minutes. The more intense the exercise you are going to do, the longer the warm up you should do Do some light aerobic exercises, e.g. jogging, taking a stroll and slow cycling Do some stretching to expand the extent of body movements and reduce joint and tendon pressures Warm up the whole body

As a white collar worker, you may not have enough time to do exercise. However, warming up before exercise and cooling down after it are of pivotal importance. Doing appropriate warm-up and cool-down exercises can improve sports performances and prevent injuries. Therefore, we should never omit the preparation and cool-down activities prior to and subsequent to exercises while enjoying sporting fun.