Fitness

performs and can vary depending on the person. Cardiovascular strength is defined to be the ability for the body to send oxygen rich blood throughout the body during physical activities or exercise (Morgan and Carter 10). Cardiovascular fitness or fitness index was created to measure the person's ability to maintain health through exercise (Morgan Carter 10). Due to the increasing rates of obesity and diseases correlated with sedentary lives that derive from to jobs in offices where people…

Primary Research Report: Survey I conducted a survey on fitness to get an approximate representation how many people incorporate fitness into their weekly lives, to understand the public’s idea of an optimal fitness lifestyle, and to see what physique people expect from a possible romantic partner. I started my survey by asking participants if they incorporated fitness into their lifestyle. If they said yes, I asked for how long per session, and if they said no, asked them why not. The next…

CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS: For many people cardio (short for cardiovascular exercise) is a dreaded requirement for a proper exercise routine. However cardiovascular exercise is one of the key components of a fitness plan and should never be left out. Cardiovascular exercise is any exercise that increase your heart rate and blood flow throughout your body, there are many benefits to having cardio as part of your exercise plan, from maintaining a healthy weight to reducing your risk of contracting…

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…

1. How do you feel about your fitness testing results and why? I’m very happy with my fitness testing results because I can see a significant improvement on crunches over the year, and I have improved on most fitness tests including pushes ups, crunches, P.A.C.E.R. test, and vertical jump. 2. What health-related physical fitness components did you improve? The health-related physical fitness components I improved are muscular endurance and strength. 3. Discuss the barriers or challenges you…

The workouts provided to you in this program have given you all the tools necessary to pass the USSS Physical Fitness Test. It is incumbent upon you as the trainee to conduct both strength training and endurance based workouts to meet your goals. All trainees are encouraged to work out six days a week with one active rest day. An active rest day does not mean you sit in your room and do nothing. An active rest day is meant to be a light or easy day where you are still moving, but not at the…

effects to their bodies. The reason why most cardio exercise programs fail is because these methods are misunderstood not only by people who exercise, but also by health and fitness professionals such as doctors, fitness instructors, and sports trainers. For the longest time, all of them believe…

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…

Identify two components of fitness for which you were strongest (indicate the component of fitness, the related fitness test and your score for each test). For each of the two fitness tests you mentioned, what was one physical sign that you were pushing yourself? (i.e. my triceps burned during the push-ups test) The two components of fitness that was my strongest fitness component were Power and Flexibility. During the fitness test my fitness component for Power, I scored a total of 1.27 cm in…

What is Red Cord? Red Cord was designed and developed in Norway by a carpenter/gymnast named Kare Mosberg . Sailing was another one of his passions and it shows in the way his equipment operates. He created this system as a means of alleviating back pain. The idea is to improve muscle alignment and functional strength from the inside out by working the body more efficiently. Red Cord will awaken dormant muscles and release constraint in a short period of time. This tool will help you gain more…