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&LEXIBILITY AND

STRETCHING

&LEXIBILITY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF TRAINING TO YOUR MAXIMUM ABILITY )T
CAN IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY 0OST

EXERCISE STRETCHES WILL SPEED YOUR RECOVERY FROM HARD TRAINING IN ADDITION
TO MAINTAINING OR FURTHER DEVELOPING YOUR LEVEL OF mEXIBILITY

4HUS YOUR TRAINING SHOULD USUALLY ENCOMPASS THE FOLLOWING PHASES THE
WARM UP THE WORKOUT THE WARM DOWN THE WARM DOWN STRETCH

4HE WARM UP
#OLD MUSCLES DO NOT ENJOY BEING STRETCHED 4HINK OF PUTTY OR PLASTICINE

BEFORE YOU HAVE WARMED IT IN YOUR HANDS BEFORE USE IF YOU TRIED TO DO
ANYTHING WITH IT IN ITS COLD STATE IT WOULD SIMPLY TEAR 7ARMING UP IS

ESSENTIAL FOR TWO MAIN REASONS
THE BODY FUNCTIONS BETTER WHEN WARM ENABLING THE MUSCLES TO
BECOME MORE PLIABLE

THE WARM UP GETS YOU hIN THE MOODv PREPARING THE MIND FOR THE

ACTION TO FOLLOW
-USCLES AT REST NEED ONLY OF TOTAL BLOOD mOW WHEREAS HIGH ACTIVITY

REQUIRES OF TOTAL BLOOD mOW AS THE MUSCLES DEMAND MORE FUEL 4HE
TRANSFER OF THE SUPPLY CANNOT HAPPEN QUICKLY AND SO WARM UP SHOULD BE
ANYTHING FROM MINUTES ACCORDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL THE INTENDED LEVEL

OF EXERTION OR THE COACH S JUDGEMENT
4HE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE CONTINUOUS RHYTHMIC AND IDEALLY SPECIlC OR

RELATIVE TO THE UPCOMING WORKOUT )T FOLLOWS LOGICALLY THAT A GOOD WARM