Warm Up and Cool Down

02/20/2017

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.
Kurt Vonnegut, author, 1922-2007

"A very natural progression of physical activity (with young children) is that there should be a warm up to start out, some kind of central activity... and then there is some kind of cool down or re-regulating and calming back down," says Emily Saul, Director of Programming for Life is good Playmakers, in the Preventing Obesity and Promoting Wellness in Early Childhood Settings Turn-Key Training.

"If we focus on bringing joy, connection, engagement, and inspiration to kids, they are really going to be able to find excitement in physical activity and they’re going to feel comfortable and safe in calming back down."

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