Swimming engages all the large muscle groups in your body and the increased demand for oxygen from your muscles makes you breathe deeper so doing some cool down exercises after your swim meet or swim practice is an important step.
Swimming warm up and cool down.
Often the first thing to get thrown out the window at the end of a session or after a bad race.
At isplash swim school we ensure all students to have proper warm up cool down activities before any intense training sessions.
A quick guide to stretching and warming up 27 10 2016.
Here is why you should commit to warming down after every race.
To cool down after swimming swim laps leisurely for five to 10 minutes.
A word about stretching if stretching exercises are part of your workout routine it s best to do them after the warm up or cool down phase when your muscles are already warm.
Before you start a swimming session or workout you need to know your body is ready for the challenges ahead.
Reduces the risks of injury.
I have heard and may or may not have said it myself this on pool decks on countless occasions.
Here is our quick guide to stretching to help you actively warm up before exercising.
An example of how our instructors conduct warm up cool down activity is shown on the case study below.
What is the point of warming down after your race.
Part of a total performance swimming plan is recovery and the cool down exercises that you do after working out.
Helps to slow down heart rate after intense exercise.