Cardiorespiratory fitness

Significant goal for University students. As physical activity has grown to be a predominate aspect of preventative medicine, accelerometer-based tracking devices, which encourage self-regulatory data management, have become a growing market within the fitness community (Loprinzi 2015). One such device known as the Fitbit tracker, which saves activity data, stores it to the app, and then produces simples…

T. Principle The F.I.T.T. principle is a set of guideline that helps people set up a workout program or routine that adheres to their personal goals and fitness level while helping them get the most out of their routine. The F.I.T.T. principle is used typically for the general public than athletes to get the most beneficial form of a fitness program for each person individually. F.I.T.T. stands for frequency, intensity, type, and time; when they are all put together differently and uniquely…

Aerobic exercise plans 74 have been found to reduce pain, fatigue, and depression as well as improve peak 75 oxygen uptake, health-related quality of life, and physical fitness in chronic pain 76 patients23, 35. Another significant benefit of exercise intervention for chronic pain 77 conditions is the reduction in health-care seeking and workplace absenteeism51, 89, 97. 78 Aerobic exercise at a level of at least 70% of the…

determined that “VO2 max in soccer players using the treadmill exercise test seems to be a more accurate method in comparison with field tests. Thus, the evaluation of aerobic capacity with laboratory tests constituted an appropriate process of cardiorespiratory index analysis in soccer players.” They also went on to say that “field tests should be considered an easy and helpful tool for trainers and should be applied for players’ follow-up during the playing season.” (p.…

One of the five core value’s I chose is autonomy, which means to act independent with a few constraints, and self-reliance. I would consider myself autonomous in the sense that I have full control of what I choose to do. Since starting college I have taken a substantial leap to adulthood and greater accountability and control over myself and what I chose to do has become my own responsibility bear. I can choose whether to do my assignments or not, whether to attend class or not, or whether I…

Older adults, at the ages of 55 or above, typically experience physical changes to their bodies where their movement and functioning is hindered due to health problems which comply with age. As a result, some older adults choose to participate in physical activity in order to address these health issues. The Department of Health Australia have approved of this notion, by suggesting that “Older people should do some type of physical activity, no matter their age, weight, health complications or…

History Fitness training dated all the way back to the ancient Greeks who trained athletes for the Olympic Games which was originally started in 776 B.C. Although, personal training as a career did not start until the 1900’s by a man people called the “Father of Modern Fitness” named Jack Lalanne. Lalanne motivated many Americans through his television show and at his local gyms, Bally Gyms, to be involved in daily exercise as preventative medicine. Eighty years later personal training…

Physical Activity is said to be “the ability to function effectively in physical work, training and other activities and still have enough energy left over to handle any emergencies which may arise.” (PowerPoint) What amount of physical activity will help make you healthier or more physically fit? It is said that 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity workouts or 75 minutes of vigorous activity will benefit you in the long run. (PowerPoint) But, according to Chapter 5, Emphasizing the…

Intense stereotypes surround people who are serious about body building. The stereotype is that of people who cover their bodies in oil, grow their muscles to almost obscene proportions and then do no thing but lift half ton weights over and over again. Unfortunately the stereotype is not entirely off base. There are some individuals who choose to live that lifestyle. Professional body builders, for instance, make a living by building their muscles to extreme proportions. There are, obviously,…

I am a full time student aiming to be a palliative oncology nurse in the future. I want to work with dying patients who have cancer to help them in their end of life. It sounds scary but I think that we should be more open about death because everyone dies, it 's only a matter of time so we should be taking care, not only of the sick but also of the dying. My physical health right now is alright, although I do have a problem that I should go see the doctor but I am to lazy to go. If it is what I…