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    Long Term Effects of Healthy Eating People take food for several reasons. Just like a power station or any other machinery requires fuel or gas to run their turbines and generate energy, our bodies also need energy. The human body requires energy that comes from food to power itself and to enable it run smoothly. The foods that people eat provide them with different nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, water and fats (Kuskowski, 2013). Other nutrients that we generate from food include…

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    Gender is ‘cultural all the way down’. Explain this statement, utilising concepts and theories covered in this unit and 1-2 examples from everyday life (for example, shopping, dressing & grooming, playing sports or computer games, working). There are some different perspectives about gender and culture interaction. Some people argue that biology is important and gender role is a natural behaviours and attitudes. While stronger belief comments that gender is completely social construction and it…

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    Athletes of all kinds strive to be stronger and faster. This characteristic has brought rise in athletes turning to unnatural ways to aid in improving their performance. Androgenic anabolic steroids are what athletes have turned to in order to perform at a higher level in their sport or to improve their body composition. For many years, steroids were abused solely by professional athletes and elite bodybuilders. However, over time this use has spread to recreational athletes and has found its…

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    Drug Abuse In Sports

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    Drug Abuse in Sports The nature of sports is the passion and desire to win, the habit of competition is second nature to us humans and many athletes would do anything to come out on top of their opponents. However, the decision is up to us to choose whether we want to make the right decision or wrong. Majority of athletes would take the time and improve by working hard this being mentally and physically, however, there are some athletes who would rather take the easy way out and use drugs to…

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    Fitness Testing Case Study

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    Greg is a 25 years old student at University of Technology Sydney who has been attending his local gym for the past 2 weeks going through cardio exercises only. Two years ago, Greg used to play soccer for his local team but stopped due to the lack of free time on his schedule and since then he hasn’t been involved in any activity. He now has finished his last semester at the university and is looking for a training program that will help him achieve a bigger body. Greg is 1.83 m tall and tips…

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    Frontal Lobe Theory

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    In recent years, the consequences of repeated head injuries and concussions suffered by athletes have been propelled into notoriety. High profile cases of suicide, domestic abuse, and disease diagnoses in athletes, have prompted increased research into the phenomenon and preventative measures to reduce head injuries to be implemented (Remington, 2014). According to Guskiewics and his colleagues (2005), repeated concussions is linked to diseases such as early-onset Dementia, Alzheimers, Attention…

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    In the developing health conscious society, nutritional supplements have a transcending presence in American lives. Made for more than just nutrient deficient populations, supplements have expanded into various aspects of society like sports nutrition. Although they are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, many claims made in regard to supplements advertise beneficial and almost magical consequences. However, supplements come at a cost, and one might wonder whether or not there are…

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    Jimmy Romanowski uttered a sigh of disgust at the once-prized Mustang. He bought the ailing jalopy wicked cheap, considering metallic rheumatism ran amok among its mechanical parts. Apparently, its previous owner, a man in debt to his uncle, Devin Flynn, and in serious trouble, eschew maintenance. To mitigate the overheating, debilitated rubber arteries, and rusting exterior, he applied an effort unmatched since he helped paint the Our Lady of Sorrows church, which hadn’t been such a filthy job.…

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    Drugs In Sports History

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    History of Drugs in the Olympics Drug use in sports has been suspected to have existed since the Roman times in which Gladiators would be given stimulants to stop fatigue and even their horses would be given hydromel, a substance which would enable them to run faster (Ramlan Abdul Aziz,2006). However the first documented case of drugs and stimulants being used in sports wasn’t until 1904 when marathon runner, Thomas Hicks, was injected twice with a substance called Strychnine, which is more…

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    Adventurous, headstrong, liberated and motivated: today these are traits applied to both men and women. However, in the Romantic and Victorian periods being a woman with these characteristics was frowned upon. Women were encouraged to marry quickly and were taught, from a young age, “skills” that would help them find a husband. They were to be the angel of the house, and only fulfill duties that were suitable for their frailty. Once married, women had no right to their money, land or even their…

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