Why do preparatory activities before exercise

April 19, 2023
Before playing sports, you need to do 10-15 minutes of preparatory activities, you have been doing so, but do you understand the reason for doing so? Why must be prepared before exercise activities

Why do preparatory activities before exercise

Exercise physiologists on the definition of preparatory activities is "to improve the efficiency of subsequent exercise and preparation exercises. Preparatory activities, not only for the subsequent exercise to get ready physically, but also for the subsequent exercise to get ready psychologically. It can improve the efficiency of exercise and reduce the risk of sports injuries.

The role of preparation activities

Preparation activities can make your body warmer, more flexible limbs, but also allows you to quickly focus on sports, to avoid sports injuries, the following to learn more about the specific physiological role of preparation activities are.

Increase muscle flexibility

Preparation activities can increase muscle temperature, enhance muscle blood supply, reduce muscle viscosity, enhance muscle elasticity and stretching, so that the muscle more freely contraction, in order to improve muscle mechanical efficiency.

Improve coordination of movements

Preparation activities can improve the metabolic function capacity of cells, further increase the excitability of nerves and muscles, speed up the conduction rate of nerves, and enhance the brain's responsiveness, thus improving the coordination of limbs.

Flexibility of joints

Preparatory activities stimulate the secretion of lubricating fluid in joints, enhance joint flexibility, reduce the hardness of connective tissue, and reduce sports injuries.

Beneficial to cardiovascular

Preparation activities reduce vascular resistance, which helps stabilize heart rate and avoid sudden and strenuous exercise leading to excessive heart rate fluctuations.

What to pay attention to when doing preparatory activities

1, step by step. To do preparatory activities to follow the "first small movements, then large movements", "the speed of action first slow then fast". 2, winter to do preparatory activities to properly lengthen the time, the amount of exercise to make the body slightly warm.
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