My overall experience in this course was fairly good. Throughout the length of this class I was taught many lessons and very informative information that will be useful for my entire life time. Some of the major take-a-ways from this course includes: how to create my own effective personal exercise plan, the importance of good health and healthy eating habits, more knowledge about cancer, and more about the essential nutrients that the human body requires. Having to sit down to create my own personal exercise routine was a very big learning assignment. I had to actually think to put everything together, which was quite interesting to learn about, so that made it easier to focus on. I’m used to being in situations where I am given a workout
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After graduating High School last year, I’ve really slacked at maintaining my overall health because I work full-time and go to school full-time, so I’m constantly on the go and don 't always have time to have a strict workout plan or to stick to a healthy eating style. So, this course has taught me no matter how busy I think I am, I still need to find the time to incorporate physical activity and to maintain healthy eating habits. I really enjoyed reading an article I found when completing an assignment. The article was titled, “Resistance Training Improves Mental Health” and was written by Amenda Ramirez and Len Kravitz, PhD. This article demonstrated extra research and studies on not just the physical benefits of strength training, but also the many mental benefits of strength training. After leaning about how important it is and the benefits of a healthy and active life style, it’s was very hard to ignore. So to make sure I stay healthy and active, I’ve been waking up earlier to workout, and including more meal planning in my routine so I can stop grabbing what’s fastest/unhealthy and running out the …show more content…
I haven 't had any close family member or friends that have had cancer, which is a very fortunate thing in todays world. Cancer, as the book states, “It is the second leading cause of death in the country and the leading cause of death in children between ages 1 and 14.” (pg. 367) I did not know that so many children where effected and died from cancer, so it was a major eye-opener. Some of the crazies facts I learned from the reading is that as little as 15 minutes of exercise three times per week can decrease breast cancer risks by up to 40% and that strength training at least twice per week cuts the risk of dying from cancer in men by up to 40%.(pg. 364) I’m very glad that this class incorporates this subject. I think everyone should be educated about cancer because there are so many preventative precautions that people can take to help prevent cancer. I’m extremely glad that I chose to take this course because if I had not, I don 't think I would have the motivation I have today to live a healthy and active lifestyle. At this point I don’t have anything that the instructor could improve on as far as course materials and learning objectives. Everything that I learned, some more than others, can be applied to everyday life and can be useful for the rest of my
After graduating High School last year, I’ve really slacked at maintaining my overall health because I work full-time and go to school full-time, so I’m constantly on the go and don 't always have time to have a strict workout plan or to stick to a healthy eating style. So, this course has taught me no matter how busy I think I am, I still need to find the time to incorporate physical activity and to maintain healthy eating habits. I really enjoyed reading an article I found when completing an assignment. The article was titled, “Resistance Training Improves Mental Health” and was written by Amenda Ramirez and Len Kravitz, PhD. This article demonstrated extra research and studies on not just the physical benefits of strength training, but also the many mental benefits of strength training. After leaning about how important it is and the benefits of a healthy and active life style, it’s was very hard to ignore. So to make sure I stay healthy and active, I’ve been waking up earlier to workout, and including more meal planning in my routine so I can stop grabbing what’s fastest/unhealthy and running out the …show more content…
I haven 't had any close family member or friends that have had cancer, which is a very fortunate thing in todays world. Cancer, as the book states, “It is the second leading cause of death in the country and the leading cause of death in children between ages 1 and 14.” (pg. 367) I did not know that so many children where effected and died from cancer, so it was a major eye-opener. Some of the crazies facts I learned from the reading is that as little as 15 minutes of exercise three times per week can decrease breast cancer risks by up to 40% and that strength training at least twice per week cuts the risk of dying from cancer in men by up to 40%.(pg. 364) I’m very glad that this class incorporates this subject. I think everyone should be educated about cancer because there are so many preventative precautions that people can take to help prevent cancer. I’m extremely glad that I chose to take this course because if I had not, I don 't think I would have the motivation I have today to live a healthy and active lifestyle. At this point I don’t have anything that the instructor could improve on as far as course materials and learning objectives. Everything that I learned, some more than others, can be applied to everyday life and can be useful for the rest of my