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Renae Hallinan is an elite netballer, playing for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship League and the Australian Diamonds in the World Championships. Renae is required to work at a fast pace with an extremely high level of skill, as considerable demands are placed upon her anaerobic energy systems, with aerobic fitness assisting in her recovery between bursts of play. Netball games consist of four 15 minute quarters. There is a 3 minute break between the first and second quarter and…

When talking about older people in terms of physical activity it refers to peoples aged 65 or over. The guidelines for physical activity for older people are stated as . Adults aged 65 years and above should carry out moderate intensity exercise for around 150 minutes this exercise should be aerobic physical activity done every week, on the other hand elderly people could complete about 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise or physical activity and this should also be aerobic and this can…

Egg beater drill: Drill needs at least 5 players, however can be done with more. Players start lined up on the baseline, two basketballs on one side of the key and one basketball on the other side. Player 1 starts the drill by shooting and rebounding their own shot and passing to player opposite. After player 1 has shot the ball player 2 shoots their ball and rebounds and passes to opposite side. Basic rule is that after you shoot the ball you rebound your own shot and pass to the side…

raise the amount of insulin in our bodies. Due to that we are able to reduce blood glucose thus preventing the increase in body mass. Due to this, my metabolism tended to be very slow so my body tended to want to save more glucose in the form of glycogen for future use and fats with them. On top of that it helps prevent cardiovascular related diseases. Skipping breakfast just contributed to my weight gain and increased my chances of having heart problems. On another note, breakfast increases our…

I witnessed this disease first hand with my grandmother. I was too young to understand what she was experiencing or why she did the things she did. All I knew is that grandma would get confused and sometimes forget things. As a kid, I just wanted to help my grandma as she has helped me. The more I learn about this disease, the better understanding I have of the changes that my grandmother went through. Despite that this disease can rob people of their very self and abilities, I believe that…

coordinated with other body function. In fact, thousands of metabolic reactions happen at the same time to keep our cells healthy. Digestion of protein breaks it into amino acids. If amino acids are excess of body’s requirement, it will metabolize to glycogen or fat and subsequently used for energy metabolism. If amino acids are to be used for energy their carbon skeletons are converted to acetyl CoA, which enters the Krebs cycle producing ATP. Plenty of acetyl-CoA produced but not used in…

in our body among which some of them are detoxifying and purifying blood, production and secretion of bile, excretion of bilirubin, cholesterol, hormones, and drugs, metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates, enzyme activation, storage of glycogen, vitamins, and minerals and synthesis of plasma proteins, such as albumin and clotting factors (Stanford Children Health, 2016). Liver diseases have multiple causations among which some are bacterial infections, viral infections, autoimmune…

Various aspects can be considered when considering diversity. These aspects can be factors of the development of the human body itself. Some may be hereditary, inborn and some can be a result of exposure to unhealthy surrounding. A person grows, but there are cases where growing exceeds the normal rate and reaches to extreme compare to other people. This occurrence is called acromegaly, in which the secretion of growth hormone (GH) in the pituitary gland exceeds its normal production even after…

ENDOCRINAL GLANDS Patients with anorexia nervosa have a number of abnormalities in endocrine function. Secretion rates of cortisol are generally elevated,and metabolic clearance rates are decreased, with the result that the half-life of cortisol may be prolonged in malnourished individuals. The clinical significance of this elevated cortisol level is unknown, but it may be involved with loss of bone density in anorexia nervosa(Lo Sauro et al., 2008). Alterations in growth hormone are also…

LaMarquis Huston Professor Latonnja Key 04 Decemeber 2017 Insomnia night in and night out As you are listening to me, I know everyone is not suffer from Insomnia but I still will like to inform you because many people suffer and are not even aware of it.Insomnia is a health condition that causes an inability to sleep. Do you ever just find yourself up all night, Or just waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to return to sleep? These simple questions can help you figure out if…