Question
According to the American Council on Exercise, which of the following statements about warming up is FALSE?
Group of answer choices
Warming up psychologically prepares you for higher intensity exercise.
Warming up allows you to work out comfortably for longer sessions.
Warming up leads to efficient calorie burning during exercise.
Warming up reduces the force a muscle contraction produces.
Group of answer choices
Warming up psychologically prepares you for higher intensity exercise.
Warming up allows you to work out comfortably for longer sessions.
Warming up leads to efficient calorie burning during exercise.
Warming up reduces the force a muscle contraction produces.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The statement that is FALSE about warming up, according to the American Council on Exercise, is:
**Warming up reduces the force a muscle contraction produces.**
In fact, warming up typically facilitates greater force production in muscle contractions by increasing blood flow, raising muscle temperature, and enhancing the efficiency of the neuromuscular system.
**Warming up reduces the force a muscle contraction produces.**
In fact, warming up typically facilitates greater force production in muscle contractions by increasing blood flow, raising muscle temperature, and enhancing the efficiency of the neuromuscular system.