So What Happens to the Body When We Warm. Up?
Task 2: Fill in the gaps with the words on the next page.
We warm up to...
1. Gradually increase the heart rate and hence the blood flow to the muscles, supplying them
which allows them to work more intensively and efficiently with more elasticity
with
2. Remove waste fluid and waste products from the
cardiovascular system, e.g. helps to avoid a bulld-up of lactic acid
by acceleration of the
3. Increase the depth and rate of
ensuing exercise
required to achieve the appropriate level for
4. Increase the supply of
to the joints. This lubrication increnses the range of
notion in the joints and helps to decrease wear and tear,
5. Increase the body temperature giving increased muscle efficiency and
6. Improve
and dilate lopen up the skin vessels in
order to allow heat loss and body temperature to be maintained at safe levels.