Week 8 Questions

The point of a workout is to lightly prepare your body by slightly increasing the intensity after a few minutes. Warming up also gets your heart rate going and your muscles warmed up before starting the actual workout. Another important factor of a workout is that it helps you avoid injury. A good warm up is when you prepare your body fully for the workout that is about to take place. It should last about fifteen minutes and you should warm up as many muscle groups, and as many parts of your body as possible while getting your heart rate up. A cool down is also important in the exercise routine because it allows your body, and your breathing, to slowly get back to normal in a healthy way. The best time to stretch your muscles is before your workout because it allows your muscles to and your body to warm up to ensure they work to the best of their ability during the workout. Stretching is important because it keeps your muscles flexible, strong, and healthy. Eight hours is the ideal amount of sleep that we should be getting every night on average. I usually get around seven but the range is between seven and nine so I’m doing a pretty good job. Insufficient sleep can lead to many medical problems such as; obesity, heart disease, and even diabetes just to name a few. Two snacks that are really good while studying are almonds, and an apple with peanut butter.