American Council on Exercise, which of the following statements is FALSE? Warming up reduces the force a muscle contraction prod
uces Warming up leads to efficient calorie burning during exercise Warming up psychologically prepares you for higher intensity exercise Warming up allows you to work out comfortably for longer durations
Answer: The false statement is “Warming up reduces the force a muscle contraction produces”.
Explanation: Warming up stimulates body’s cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular systems and metabolic energy pathways. During this process, muscles produce forceful and faster muscle contractions. To meet their increasing demands for oxygen, individual’s blood flow, heart rate, breathing rate and cardiac output increase. It occurs because blood moves faster through your veins and arteries and reaches to working muscles.
