Fitness

The Benefits of Fitness Ralph Waldo Emerson said that “health is the condition of wisdom, the secret of happiness.” Mao Zedong also said that “the body is the capital of revolution.” One can imagine the important of fitness. Nowadays, whenever large or small apartments, gym and swimming pool are standard. So, what are the benefits of fitness? Fitness can promote the body muscles, correct body posture, improve health, improve the nervous system function. In the human body, the muscles, bones,…

Fitness and Goal Setting Knowledge Fitness and goal setting have been the main topic of conversation in this class. Whether we need to work on legs or arms today, or what we are going to do in the future. I learned that it is better to do quantity over quality when it comes to fitness workouts, and that it is always important to stretch and warm up your muscles before a workout to ensure you do not strain any muscles. For goal setting, I learned that if you pick a specific goal that you wish to…

Cross Training to Prevent Injuries and Enhance performance in runners Cross training is defined as two or more sports to improve performance, especially on an individual’s main sport. According to Elizabeth Quinn “Cross training is an excessive way to condition different muscle groups, mature new sets of skills, and also reduce boredom that creeps in after months of the same exercise routines.” Therefore cross training allow you to gain the ability to differ stress built on muscles and even…

a. Observation. Ms Kowaluk, Stephanie, Fitness Center Manager. It was noted during the inspection that the fitness center manager is doing an excellent job maintaining an accurate log of all deficiencies and documentation of her employees completed training. b. Fire prevention. It was noted that all the fire extinguishers located throughout the facility are not being inspected monthly as required and were overdue annual maintenance. IAW NFPA 10, fire extinguisher shall be subjected to…

Within Xbox Fitness, the user’s movements are captured via the Xbox One’s camera the Kinect which provides real-time feedback of the user’s performance, heartbeat, as well as which muscle groups are being most utilized. As a result, Xbox Fitness provides one of the most unique fitness experiences because the user is provided the opportunity to exercise with some of the most renowned personal trainers…

A sound fitness program needs to meet your personally goals, varied, consistent, appropriately overloads your body, and involves a warm up and cool down. First you need to define your own fitness goals because depending on why you want to exercise will determine what kind of fitness plan you need such as if you are training for a triathlealon or if you just want to work out to increase your stamina…

RELATED FITNESS COMPONENTS Write the definition of each fitness components and how to improve each of them. Discuss how each of those fitness components can help you to improve your health or performance in a particular activity/sport. The health related fitness components consist of cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition and flexibility. CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS: Cardiovascular endurance is also known as aerobic endurance, cardiorespiratory…

different variations, depending on how easily it is to get the ball warm and bouncy. The type of ball used is determined by the player’s skill level. Squash mainly uses fitness components that include, agility, anaerobic capacity and muscular power. The dominant energy system that squash players use is the Lactic Acid System. The fitness component Agility is the ability of the body to remain balanced whilst changing direction. It is vital for squash players to be agile. Agility is used in…

The fitness components that I targeted in my fitness programme were Cardiovascular fitness, Speed, Muscular Strength, and hand-eye coordination. Cardiovascular was targeted because it is important in basketball to be able to have the ability to play a full game of basketball without having breathing troubles. Speed is also important because you need to be able to handle sprinting up and down the court. Muscular Endurance is also important because you need to be able to handle running a lot…

The Importance of Physical Activity at an Early Age Many health problems can be linked back to the lack of physical activity. It is important for children to become more involved in physical activity to reduce the risk of becoming unhealthy and obtain further detrimental side effects to their well-being. In this report I will discuss the most common health problems and show evidence to support they do in fact stem from lack of physical activity. I will also show how to encourage children to be…