Cool down

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Under cooldown ( Engl. For: cooling ',' cool down '), waste heat or leakage is understood in the sport the end of a training session , in which the cycle again shut down to be. Even after competitions there is a "run out". Horses also need to be cooled down after work . Cool Down is the opposite of "Warm Up" - the warming up .

purpose

Cool down usually consists of easy running and stretching. In addition, there may be simple exercises that target the same muscles as the previous training, but which are less stressed.

Just like warming up, a cool down is part of a demanding workout. The body can then prepare better for the end of the exercise. The stretching ( stretching ), which supposedly promotes muscle regeneration is controversial. The cool down leads to a reduction in muscle soreness .

Cold treatment after sport

In Germany, it is part of the cool-down ritual in some sports to relax in the pleasantly warm exhaustion pool after a game. American athletes, on the other hand, meet at the ice box and rub their legs with ice cubes if they don't sink their legs up to the knee in the ice cube box. Cooling down with ice, if necessary, results in a highly significantly better performance, at least with regard to the following competitions (e.g. within the framework of a soccer tournament). While the warm water can break down fatigue residues (e.g. lactate ) more quickly, the cold water serves to prevent muscle soreness , as this is the best way to limit microtraumas in the muscles.

Further meaning

The term is also used as a phrase from English that is also used in German-language literature and means something like "put excitement", to be cool again ( vocative ).

See also cooling-off period (economy)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.sportunterricht.de/aufwaermen/warmcool.html
  2. ↑ http://www.asics.de/running/knowledge/cool-down
  3. ↑ GJ Rowsell, AJ Coutts, P. Reaburn and S. Hill-Haas (2011): Effect of post-match cold-water immersion on subsequent match running performance in junior soccer players during tournament play . J. Sports Sci. 29 (1), 1-6
  4. ^ Arnd Krüger : Cold or warm water? Performance sports 41 (2011) 3, pp 38-39. Task December 21, 2016