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Why Do Young Athletes Need To Warm Up?

The warmup prepares the young athlete for maximal intensity. Preparing for participation in any sport is accepted as being essential for improving performance. The young athlete should be able to begin the game or practice totally ready to perform at a higher intensity. The dynamic warmup transitions the young athlete from rest to high intensity exercise over a short amount of time and over the long run, being able to train at higher intensities leads to greater increases in performance.

The warmup prevents injuries in the young athlete. The injury prevention aspect of a dynamic warmup routine has been well publicized.

A well designed dynamic warmup has physiological benefits; which plays a significant role on physical performance. There are numerous physiological mechanisms involved in the process of warming up which are believed to enhance physical performance.

First, the warmup increases the young athlete's core temperature by 1 to 2 degrees. The mechanical efficiency of contracting muscles improves with an increase in muscle temperature; muscle contractions are also more rapid and forceful when the muscle temperature is slightly elevated above normal body temperature.

Second, the dynamic warmup routine increases heart rate and blood flow to the young athlete's muscles, improves oxygen uptake, removes carbon dioxide and lactic acid in the young athlete's body, increases activation of the central nervous system, improves coordination, skill accuracy and reaction time, improves the young athlete's concentration, increases the suppleness of the young athlete's connective tissue, increases contractile efficiency, increases isometric strength and dynamic strength and decreases the incidence of muscle, tendon and ligament injuries.

Finally, research concludes that dynamic warmup routines conducted before an athletic event will prepare the young athlete for sports or activities which demand complex movements and control of intricate movements occurring in fractions of a second. The concept or phenomenon of “Treppe” occurs when a muscle contracts more forcefully after it has contracted a few times than when it first contracts. This is due to the fact that active muscles require decreasing degrees of succeeding stimuli to elicit maximal contractions.

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