The tapering-off period after completion of the main conditioning bout, including activities such as slow jogging, walking, and stretching the major muscle groups.
A time period for walking out a hound following completion of a course.
Lowering of body temperature following vigorous exercise. The practice of cooling down after exercise involves slowing down your level of activity gradually.
an excellent time to work on flexibility - a warm muscle can be stretched to its optimal range of motion
The process of slowing down the physiological processes after physical activity. This is especially important for the heart after endurance activity. Sudden decrease in activity or lying down immediately after intense activity causes a strain on the heart because of sudden decrease in blood flow return to the heart.
The time at the end of a workout allowing the body to return to near resting levels. Cool down includes an active aerobic cool down and a final cool down consisting of stretching exercises.
is a gradual reduction of the intensity of physical activity to allow physiological processes to return to normal.
this is a from of light exercise which you do at the end of your workout to allow your body to gradually slow down.
Movements done to slow the heart and relax the muscles after exercising. The runner walked to cool down after the race.
Moderate then light activity, normally followed by stretching.
Slowdown at the end of a workout when body temperature and heart rate decrease gradually.
The body should slow down gradually from a session of vigorous exercise. A proper cool down period is necessary to reduce stiffness and muscle soreness. For runners, this cool down should include jogging and stretching.
A slowing down of the body following vigorous exercise, to effect lower body temperature.