to improve health. So, with this activity, I focused on those two aspects to improve my health and reduce my stress levels. After incorporating physical activity and exercise into my schedule and also observing my nutrition intake I was able to see the amount of exercise and food I consume daily. When tracking the amount of exercise and physical activity daily you can really see…
do it, we need to do some kind of physical activity in our every day live and not be just on the coach wasting our live. This is one of many topics from Christopher Bergland the writer of many blogs about sports. His blogs are about how doing exercise will help us with our Cognitive Development, and how to keep our brain young and healthy. Bergland in his blog “Physical Activity is the No. 1 Way to Keep Your Brain Young” (Bergland, 2015). It would be important to understand how our brain…
completed. Which is appealing to anyone who has a busy life with work, children and social lives. Time is the number one reason that people do not work out, “I am too busy” or “I don’t have enough time”. So, getting a greater physical and physiological benefit from a shorter more intense workout is appealing to many people. There have been numerous studies and research done to investigate these claims.…
What is Physical Therapy? This career path is part of the medical industry, This is a way to treat injuries, with the use of massages, heat treatments and to rather exercise instead of using drugs or having surgery. Credentials and organizations? If you have not studied in the US as a physical therapist, many states will recommend you to go through a credentialing process before your physical therapy licenses will be issued. Internship: Physical therapy’s internship offer a student…
(SCC) have strived to find exercises that transfer to aid the development of specific sports skills. These exercises come in many forms, from resistance to body weight or from more technical based Olympic style weightlifting exercises, such as the clean and jerk, with the aim being to benefit the athlete with transferable capabilities that improve the sport specific skill (Hori et al., 2008; Behm, 1985). For the coach to design an effective training plan, how an exercise dynamically corresponds…
Some of my duties included assisting the physical therapist with therapeutic exercises, assessing patient needs, and supporting the front office. In addition, I also observed a few of the physical therapists. Many patients who come in are often stressed as they are unfamiliar with how the rehabilitation process works or unsure if physical…
specialist. I will aim to educate my geriatric patients on the importance of remaining active and its benefits, physically and mentally. I will also express that the positive influence geriatrics receive from those around them uplifts them to have something to live for. My ultimate goal is to encourage the geriatric population that age is nothing but a number and old is just word. With the proper exercise and psychosocial support, they will be able to live happy, healthier, and fulfilling lives…
including ours. Although it may be easy to brush Tai Chi aside as irrelevant, Tai Chi exercises are beneficial to one’s balance, flexibility and cardiovascular health (Wang 2004). Personal experiences from a Guilford College course that I am currently taken have educated me on the health benefits that Tai Chi has on one’s overall health. In this essay I will first explain my reasoning for believing in the health benefits of Tai Chi while also specifically explaining the direct advantages that…
Police Department have decided to make some changes to the testing protocols, scoring, and exercises that comprise our fitness assessment. They have chosen to start using Cooper Law Enforcement Fitness Norms instead of age and gender norms of the civilian population because of liability concerns (Patterson, 2016). These standards have been assigned point values consistent with the percentile scores in each exercise (ex. 5 points is equal to the 50th percentile, 6 points are equal to the 60th…
A sprained ankle, sprained wrist, and a strained back are all problems that can be resolved. There are careers in the world that will always be needed throughout society, and physical therapy will always be a necessity. Physical therapy is a branch of rehabilitation (“Physical Therapy”). It has been around for numerous of years and is evolving daily due to the advancements in technology. With injuries occurring rapidly, physical therapy is well needed. Physical therapists have many duties to…