Questions: What’s the point of doing a warm up? What constitutes a successful warm up? What’s the point of doing a cool down? When is the best time to stretch and why? Why is stretching important? How much sleep should you be getting every night? Are you getting that much? If not, what could you do to ensure that you do get enough sleep? What are there serious health effects related to insufficient sleep? Give two examples of healthy snacks that you can munch on while studying.
Doing a warm-up is essential in fitness in order to gradually prepare your cardiovascular system to perform a workout by raising the temperature of the body. It also reduces muscle soreness and increases the blood flow towards your muscles. A successful warm up constitutes of 5-10 minutes, doing an exercise/activity similar to the one you’re about to be doing, and involving all the possible muscles in your whole body. Cooling down after a workout allows you to recover from your increased heart rate and blood pressure from the workout. Stretching is important to do while cooling down because the limbs, muscles and joints temperatures are still very warm. It can help prevent muscular stiffness. You should be getting between 7-9 hours of sleep a night. I try my best to get that amount of sleep every night but I find it challenging to get that with my workload at school and work. Not sleeping enough can cause you to feel increasingly drowsy during the day and affect an individual’s performance in their daily lives at school and/or work. Two examples of healthy snacks you can munch on while studying can be either mixed nuts or any type of fruit.
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