Year 7 · Physical education · Fitness and health · Lesson 2

Warm-ups and cool-downs

Warm-ups (pulse raiser, dynamic stretches, skill practice) and cool-downs (light activity, static stretches, rehydration): why they matter and how to plan them for a sport.

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Explain why we warm up and cool down
Describe the three phases of a warm-up
Tell dynamic and static stretches apart
Plan a warm-up and cool-down for a sport

The method

Pulse raiser.
Dynamic stretches.
Skill practice.
Cool-down.

Key words: warm-up, cool-down, pulse raiser, dynamic stretch, static stretch, heart rate, injury.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Give one reason to warm up.

Step 1: Injury

Answer: reduce injury risk / raise heart rate / prepare mentally

Question 2

What is a pulse raiser?

Step 1: Heart

Answer: light activity that raises heart rate, e.g. jogging

Question 3

Name the three phases of a warm-up.

Step 1: P, D, S

Answer: pulse raiser, dynamic stretching, skill practice