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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 warm-up prepares your heart, lungs, and muscles for the endurance conditioning phase of your aerobic training session. Think of the warm-up as an on-ramp to a freeway. The on-ramp gives you time to bring your vehicle up to the speed of traffic to avoid an accident. The faster the traffic is, the longer the on-ramp should be.