🤸 Why Should You Warm Up Before Exercise?
3rd Grade 🏃 Health & PE
Warming up gets your muscles, heart and lungs ready to move, which helps prevent injuries.
Waking up your body
A warm-up raises your heart rate and body temperature a little. Warm muscles stretch more easily, like warm clay compared to cold clay.
A good warm-up
Spend 5–10 minutes on easy movement: jogging in place, jumping jacks, arm circles, high knees and leg swings.
Cool down too
After exercise, slow down with walking and gentle stretches so your heart rate returns to normal.
Quick quiz
Why warm up?
How long should a warm-up be?
Which is a warm-up exercise?