Cardiorespiratory fitness

3. All three subjects attained their oxygen consumption (VO2) max. Each subject was able to pass 3 criteria to attain a VO2 max. To begin with subject 1 attained their VO2 max because the individual respiratory exchange ratio (RER) was greater than 1.15. As shown in table 1, the subject’s max RER is 1.2, which is greater than 1.15. Also, the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was greater 17, as shown in table 1 the subject’s RPE is 20. Finally, the post VO2 max blood lactate level was 15.2, the…

Physical literacy can be described ‘as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life.” (Whitehead, 2014). It is understanding what pushes you to undertake physical activity as an essential part of your life. This essay is about Physical Literacy, why it is important, and how the concept developed. Understanding physical literacy is very important for our wellbeing and for the…

support the claim that physical fitness improves mental illness. ‘Meta-analytical analysis on the replication of the single experiments showed that the null hypothesis that fitness training is not effective in reducing depression and improving physical well-being could not be rejected.’ There is generalisation toward the results as each set of results were consistently similar. Due to self- reported measures from the patients with depression who are doing fitness as a treatment component, it was…

Ladies and Gentlemen, today I come before you to discuss Aging and staying mentally active. First, I want to tell you about David Snowden who was the director for the Nun Study which involved hundreds of nuns in aging (Belluck, 2001). He wrote the book “Aging Gracefully,” which discusses aging and disease of old age and how the nuns tend to keep their mental faculties even when diagnosed as Sister Mary was with dementia. Sister Mary who donated her brain after she died wanted to continue to…

How to workout There’s so many people that don’t like the idea of working out. They even groan whenever they hear the words “time for some exercise” or “let’s go to the gym.” I myself would act the same way, I dreaded the idea of doing some exercise. But the first thing that people should realize is that exercise prevents obesity. And we all know that that is very common in America. Not only does it prevent obesity but it also prevents stress and diabetes, which leads to a long and healthy life…

CORE EXERCISES Core exercises are a important part of any exercise regimen. These exercises give strength to the body, particularly the pelvis, hip, and lower back areas. Some examples of this type of exercise include crunches, reverse crunches, ball crunches, oblique crossing over crunches, air bicycling, plank, butt lifts, back extensions with ball, and many more. Now, you will see the benefits of doing these exercises .One should make performing this exercise as a routine job . Aside from…

you get rid of stress and loosen up. It can also help you to become more confident in everyday life. I have also found out when and how kickboxing was invented. I have been researching my information on google using sites such as breakingmuscle.com/fitness/the-top-5-benefits-of-muay-thai and this has helped…

Spear Tackler 's Spine With Rehab Spear tackler’s spine is an injury in which the spine in the neck (cervical spine) loses its normal curve and becomes unusually narrow. This happens when you use the "spear" tackling technique, in which the head is the first point of contact. Spear tackler 's spine can damage nerves and soft tissue near the cervical spine. You may not participate in contact sports while you have this condition. In some cases, the spine may return to its normal shape, and…

Enhancing health and well-being is an important aspect of everyone’s lives. Exercise can benefit a person physically, but more importantly mentally. Various exercise activities can improve mood when you are down and even eliminate stress in your life. It gives you a chance to escape your everyday routine and have some time to your own. Exercise, whether we know it or not, is an important aspect of life from the time when you can walk all the way until the day you die. In order to stay on track,…

Sport is an activity that human beings done mainly for recreational purposes but in some cases can become the profession of a person if it is devoted to it so intensive and perfects his technique and results permanently. Sport is basically a physical activity that enters the body and running it out of its resting state against which it is normally found. The importance of sport is that it allows the person to exercise to keep your body in good physical level and also allows you to kick back,…