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Part I: Beginning the Activity

1. Choose an activity such as walking, running, aerobics, soccer, basketball, or rollerblading. What exercise activity will you participate in? Running.

2. Why is the warm-up phase of your training program important? The warm up phase is important because it reduces the risks of injury, and it increases your heart rate which in turn increases your blood flow.

3. Why is the cool-down phase of your training program important?

4. Identify areas of your body in which you have experienced muscle soreness due to vigorous activity. My abdomen, my calves, and sometimes my back or shoulders.

Part II: Design a Warm-up for Your Personal Needs

For each of the following, describe what you will do to prepare your body for the activity that you selected in Part 1, #1.

1. Aerobic exercise – A light jog.

2. Stretching (stretch all the major muscle groups used) – The calf stretch, the lying quad stretch, and the modified Hurdler’s stretch.

3. Sport specific exercise – I would start running.

Part III: Design a Cool-down for Your Personal Needs

For each of the following, describe what you will do for your cool down for the activity that you have selected.

1. Aerobic activity – I’d repeat my warm up, a go for a light jog again.

2. Stretching – Same as my warm up: the calf stretch, the lying quad stretch, and the modified Hurdler’s stretch.

3. Recovery – Drink water, about a cup or two.

Part IV: Practice What You Designed

1. Practice the warm-up you have designed.

2. Consider how the warm up/cool down made you feel. Did it help prepare you for the workout? What changes would you consider making for the next workout? Be prepared to discuss this information with your instructor in your oral component.