1º ESO: THE WARM UP

1º ESO: The Warm Up

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The warm up is basic in Physical Education. We do it everyday, so it is the first thing you must learn.

WHAT IS A WARM-UP?

A warm up is a series of exercises you do before physical activity.

For example, before playing an intense sport you can run slowly to warm your muscles and your heart.

Warm ups must prepare the muscles for the activity.

There are very different warm ups, (high intensity, low intensity, for basketball, for tennis...)

So, the warm-up volleyball players do is different from the one footballers do.

Warm ups are specific to the sport or activity you practice.

Benefits of the warm up:

If you do a good warm up, you can get:

1) Protection against injuries
2) Better performance

And also:                    

-You increase your body temperature.	-Your joints move more efficiently
-Oxygen in blood travels faster.	-Muscles move faster and with more strength
-Your muscles extend more and are more elastic	-You react faster

                                                    

PARTS OF A WARM-UP:

A.      GENERAL WARMING UP

1. A small run.

This is to warm up your heart and lungs, and also the muscles. At the end of this part you can do different types of running

2. Movements of your joints.

This is the first part, and it must have a low intensity. We move our arms in circles forwards and backwards, we draw circles with our hips...

3. Stretching of the main muscles.
This makes the muscles more flexible, prevents injuries and also helps the muscles to develop more power.

B. Exercises similar to the sport you are going to play and or a gameà ESPECIFIC WARMING UP

In this part, you warm up the muscles you use in the sport or activity.

This part must be progressive in intensity. It must start slow and increase the intensity.

It must end at a intensity similar to the sport you are going to practise.

VOCABULARY-WARMING UP

ACTIONS	MOVEMENTS	PARTS OF THE BODY
To run.- correr	Sideways.- lateral/de lado	Joints.- articulación
To jog.- jogging	Backwards.- hacia atrás	Head.- cabeza
To move.- moverse	Forwards.- hacia adelante	Neck.- cuello
To stretch.- estirarse	Up.- arriba	Shoulder.- hombre
To put.- poner	Down.- abajo	Spine.- columna
To turn around.- volverse, dares la vuelta	Right.- derecha	Back.- espalda
To swing.- balancear	Left.- Izquierda	Hip.- cadera
To open.- abrir	in circles.- en círculo	Elbow.- codo
To Spread.- extender/separar	Side to side.- lado a lado	Wrist.- muñeca
To touch.- tocar	Downward.- hacia abajo	Bottom/ Butt.- trasero/culo
To grab.- agarrar/coger		Chest.- Pecho
To rotate.- girar/rotar		Ankle.- tobillo
To point.- señalar		Knee.- rodilla
To Place.- poner/colocar		Toe .- dedo pie

                         

                     INSTRUCCIONES BÁSICAS DEL CALENTAMIENTO

·   Levantar rodillas-  high knees

·   Carrera lateral- running sideways

·   Carrera hacia atras - backwards

·   Talones a los glúteos.- Heel to butt

·   Giros de tobillo - ankle rolls

·   Giros de rodillas- knees rolls

·   Hacia una lado. -To one side

·   Hacia el otro lado - to the other side

·   Hacia adelante. - Forwards

·   Hacia atrás -Backwards

·   Cambio- change

VERBS OF MOVEMENT

1. They are very important to describe all the exercises we do in class:

To stand: estar de pie  (to stand up:levantarse)

To sit: sentarse

To lie: echarse

To walk: caminar

To sprint: correr rápido

To slow down: ir más despacio

To hurry up: darse prisa

To chase: perseguir

To follow: seguir

To tilt: inclinar

To turn: girar

To bend: doblar  o flexionar

To pass: pasar

To receive: recibir

To throw: lanzar

To carry  (or to transport): transportar

To steal: robar (stealing tails game)

To push: empujar

To pull: tirar (de una cosa)

To form a line: formar una fila o línea

To form a semi-circle: un semicírculo

To form pairs: hacer parejas

To form groups of three/four... : hacer grupos de tres o cuatro

PREPOSITIONS

Prepositions are also very important to describe movements. Here  you have some examples:

TO TURN:                       to the right to the left