6^th Grade Student Page

Importance Of A Warm Up And Cool Down

Imagine you’re an Olympic Sprinter and you are trying to get ready to train for the biggest even of your life, THE OLYMPICS. However, your trainer and speed coach ended up missing thier flight to China to come out and train you for your upcoming events so now you have to train on your own. Now, instead of having someone to tell you what to do, YOU have to come up with your own warm up and cool down activity before you start to train and when your finished training for the day, to do this you will need to gather information to make sure your well informed on what needs to be done !

WHAT IS A WARM-UP??

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WHY IS A WARM UP IMPORTANT? Use the website below to get this information

http://k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~balbachl/wupcdwn.htm

HOW LONG SHOULD YOU WARM UP FOR?? Use the link below to obtain the information

http://k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~balbachl/wupcdwn.htm

WHAT PARTS OF THE BODY SHOULD YOU WARM-UP??Use the link below to obtain the information

http://k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~balbachl/wupcdwn.htm

WHAT IS A COOL DOWN?? Use the link below to obtain the information

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WHY IS A COOL DOWN IMPORTANT?? Use the link below to obtain the informationW:\6th Grade Student Page.doc

http://www.allsportmedical.co.uk/first-aid-guides/Warm-Up-Cool-Down.aspx

PROCESS-

*Write the question above on your answer sheet.

* Click on the link provided to get the answer to the question

*Search the site for the correct answer to the question

*List the answers on your answer sheet or make a copy of your answer’s!!