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The purpose of the warm-up and cool-down. Posted to misc.fitness.aerobic by Larry. Each has its own purpose, both related to performance as well as injury prevention and safety. The warm-up is to prepare the body for the demands of the exercise to come later - a rehearsal of sorts for the more intense movements to come.
A set of warm-up exercises should be done with any exercise where weight is used in order to stretch the muscles and increase blood flow to them, thus preventing injuries. A warm-up set should be half of the set's weight, done for 12 reps.