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Warm up, Cool Down : Preventing Sports Injuries

Warm up, Cool Down : Preventing Sports Injuries. A BodyMend Wellness Clinic Presentation Facilitator: Rob Rossi, Active Care Specialist, Personal Trainer May, 2014. AGENDA. Introductions & Session Goals Enjoy your sport, prevent injuries Static & Dynamic Stretches Warming up

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Warm up, Cool Down : Preventing Sports Injuries

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  1. Warm up, Cool Down : Preventing Sports Injuries A BodyMend Wellness Clinic Presentation Facilitator: Rob Rossi, Active Care Specialist, Personal Trainer May, 2014

  2. AGENDA • Introductions & Session Goals • Enjoy your sport, prevent injuries • Static & Dynamic Stretches • Warming up • Cooling down • “Lead and Learn” Interactive Session • BodyMend Wellness Clinic Resources

  3. Session Goals • Create an awareness of how to decrease sports injuries • Identify the difference between static and dynamic stretches • Identify the value of warming up and cooling down • Identify how a physiotherapy team can help • Introduce a simple warm up and cool down routine • Share resources offered through BodyMend

  4. Enjoy your sport, prevent injuries! Injuries are more likely to occur when: • muscles are not prepared for the exercise • Previous injuries have not been resolved Injuries result in: • Restriction of function, movement, flexibility • Pain and/or discomfort • Inability to participate in your sport or other recreational activities

  5. What are “Static Stretches”? STATIC stretches are: • Done while the body is at rest • Lengthen and relax the muscles • Ideal for post-exercise, cool down

  6. What are “Dynamic Stretches”? DYNAMIC stretches are: • Done while the body is moving • Designed to prepare the muscles for the movements required in the exercise/sport • Ideal for pre-exercise, warm ups

  7. Warming Up for your sport Warm up exercises should: • Be done prior to the exercise or sport event for at least _______ minutes • Target the muscles to be used in the event • Be predominately dynamic stretches

  8. Cooling down from your sport Cool down exercise should: • Assist the muscles in relaxing and flushing out accumulated lactic acid and other by-products of the exercise • Be done directly after the exercise for at least ________ minutes • Be predominately static stretches

  9. Warm up & Cool down for the walker/jogger/runner Demonstration & Interactive Session

  10. QUESTIONS?

  11. Additional Resources • Article on “Dynamic & Static Stretches” • Article on “Preventing Sports Injuries: A Physiotherapists’ Perspective • “Warm-up and Cool-down: A routine for the runner/jogger/walker” • Consultation with our Physiotherapist • Consultation/exercise program development with our Active Care Specialist/Personal Trainer • FREEComprehensive Health Assessment

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