8/9/17 - Additional Research on Warm Ups, Cool Downs, Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention
Additional Research Warm Ups An effective warm up should: Prepare dancers mentally and physically for a class Reduce the likelihood of injury in class Improve dance performance Increase co-ordination Increase heart rate and blood circulation Increase body temperature Allow the joints to move more freely Improves effective muscle actions Reduce the prevalence of injuries Improves transmission of nerve impulses Warms ups are vital before dancing to decrease the tension in your muscles and joints as well as to prepare the body before jumping into large movements that could otherwise cause injury. This decreases the chance of you having to move with stress or strain as you dance. A warm up increases your body temperature, but not too much, it increases it to its optimum temperature. Ideally, after a warm up, you should not feel tired, as it should contain simple and low impact movements with no fast changes of direction. The movements should definitely follow the
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