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Jessica Anderson takes a 10 second break to catch her breath before starting a third set of burpees. In her small living room, Anderson follows exercise instructions from a Youtube video. Without leaving her house or using any equipment, Anderson has completed a full-body workout in about 20 minutes. Anderson, a BYU elementary education student from Perrysburg, Ohio, used to spend an hour doing cardio at the gym, but for the last two months, she’s done high-intensity interval training (HIIT) at…

muscles in your abdomen all in just 30 minutes a day. The flex belt is a abdominal toning belt is truly an awesome advance in science technology. It makes it so that anyone can exercise their abs anywhere and anytime and it does all the work for your health. You can use it at any time anywhere around the house, while taking a walk, while studying, while exercising, while watching TV etc. The technology of the Flex Belt is based on an EMS. An EMS is electrical muscle stimulation. The muscles…

Over the past few days I have been observing social behaviors in various gyms I have memberships in. Lifetime Fitness in Matthews, NC, Monroe Aquatic and Fitness Center in Monroe, NC, and Siskey YMCA in Matthews, NC. I observed the types of people I saw in the gym, what kind of clothes they were wearing, what kind of equipment they are using such as gloves, lifting straps, lifting belts, etc. Since I have been going to the gym for about two years, I am also able to tell approximately at what…

PHASED TRAINING APPROACH In certain cases dependant on a client’s goals a Personal Trainer or Gym Instructor will prepare an exercise program or exercise plan that goes through different phases. These phases are designed so the client can reach their goals by training smarter. A phased approach is most commonly used to train a client for a sport in their pre-season or for an athlete before their chosen event, i.e. a marathon. There are four phases:  Preparation  Conditioning  Recovery …

The article I chose, Gym Workouts: Simple Cardio and Weight-Lifting Plans. The opening statement sure hit the nail on the head. Its incredible how often I have gone to the gym only to walk away and move on due to people’s lack of consideration for others when waiting for the cardio equipment. The article states several times, if the equipment’s busy don’t waste time, go back later. While doing cardio, listen to music with a fast beat, 130-170 beats per minute will help maintain a fast pace.…

Kettlebells may seem to be a new popular trend amongst fitness enthusiasts and athletes, but the truth is that they have been around for centuries with ancient findings of their use for dynamic strength and endurance training. Nobody can quite figure out their true origins, and only theories have been made for what the kettlebell was actually created for. However, records in archeology actually show that they existed as far back as ancient Greece. Proof of these records can be found in Athens,…

the Department of Exercise Science, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health. Blair came to Western Illinois University to education the students about how important exercising is to our bodies, well-being, and why it is significant to be active. He informed us by using different types of constructs from the Health Belief Model. He states off saying, “The biggest health problem is physical inactivity.” Blair encourages his audience to be more physical active. Blair…

Consultant Summary Sydney is a very busy college student. Between juggling school assignments and work, in the midst of all of her responsibilities she has always seen the importance of exercise. Sydney’s main issue with her exercise routine was that she felt she didn’t have a way to keep herself accountable for her workouts. She wanted to implement a workout log system that would motivate her to go to the gym at least four times a week. Sydney already regularly exercised before the start of…

The Practicality of the Fitbit A Fitbit is a wearable activity tracker that can measure data such as number of steps taken throughout the day, heart rate, length and quality of sleep, as well as minutes in fat-burning or cardiovascular exercise. In addition, it allows the user to compare their activity and exercise data with friends or acquaintances which creates friendly competition and promotes movement and exercise. The Fitbit sets a daily goal of steps based on recommendations from the…

minute I find that making a detailed plan of my upcoming days to be a viable tool in getting what I need done i.e. I will wake up at a set time and fit my exercise in around study times in a very strict routine. 3- My stressors play a huge role in my health behaviour. Although taking time out of my day to get involved in physical exercise helps me clear my head I find that when I am stressed with coursework my motivation for achieving my SMART goal (going the gym four days a week on Mondays,…