PAR-Q Warm Up Warm Down

Question 1

PAR-Q

Answer 1

The physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) was devised to help you do this. It is a screening tool that anyone can use.

Question 2

Why do we preform a warm up

Answer 2

Prepare the muscles
Prepare the joints 
Prepare the mind 
Prevent injury 
Prepare the ligament
Prepare the cardiovascular system

Question 3

Warm-up

Answer 3

Stretching (static,dynamic)
Cardiovascular
Sports specific

Question 4

Warm-up

Cardiovascular phase

Answer 4

Raises the heart rate towards the working heart rate

Question 5

Warm-up (stretching phase)

Answer 5

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Question 6

Warm-up (sport-specific)

Answer 6

The final phase of the warm-up will be to practise the skills of the activity such as:

Sprint starts
Practice throws
Take off for pole vaulters
Throwing,catching and batting for cricket
Catching crosses, shot stopping for goalkeepers

Question 7

Cool-down

Answer 7

Activities similar to those used in the warm-up such as jogging can be used to return the heart rate gradually to its resting level