cool down lap
Post-race easy circuit
A cool down lap is a slow circuit of a track or course taken after intense exercise, allowing the heart rate to lower gradually and muscles to recover.
Runners, cyclists, and race car drivers all take cool down laps after competition or hard training: After the race, she jogged a cool down lap before stretching.
- active recoveryGentle exercise aiding recuperation
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- restCessation of activity
- jogSlow, steady run
- stretchPull to extend
slow pace · wind · chill · ice bath · relax · take it easy · breeze · circuit · heart rate · pool · swim · track · pace · stride · walking · breath · catch your breath · sweat
- racing ritualsvictory lap, victory lane, checkered flag, green flag, podium ceremony
- Lap Timessplit times, fastest lap, personal best, qualifying time, race pace
- racing rulesdisqualification, false start, eligibility, penalty points, interference
- Track Daysinstructor, waivers, paddock, flying lap, lap times