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When it comes to using machine weights or free weights at the gym, it is essentially easier to do whatever that benefits you. For example; if you have a low level of fitness or just want to work out individually, you should turn to machine weights. Machine weights allows you to train with heavier weights without or little assistance. Most machines weights have pictures and/or little descriptions showing how to use it properly. Also, if you looking to train specific areas of your body. You should…

I have considered purchasing a fitness tracker as of late. Fitness trackers are used for counting steps, counting calories, and tracking sleep. Typically recorded on a wristband device with data transferred to a web app or mobile app. Fitness trackers are designed to encourage/create healthy habits, specifically cardio and healthy sleep patterns. Endeavour Partners recently conducted a survey of thousands of Americans and concluded that as of September 2013, one in ten U.S. consumers over…

In the movie Fight Club, Edward Norton stars as an unnamed man, who is both the narrator and the protagonist. This man is discontent with his white-collar job, depressed, and plagued with insomnia. His only solace is to attend support groups for various afflictions and illnesses, none of which he possesses. In one of his various support groups, he meets a woman named Marla Singer, played by Helena Bonham Carter, who is also a support group imposter or “tourist.” Her presence robs him of his…

There are many scenes throughout The Breakfast Club which depict concepts of social psychology. From the very first interaction between the members of the group there is an immediate aggression between Bender, Claire, and Andy. This initial aggression likely stems from the group encountering the “frustrating and aversive circumstances” of having to spend their weekend in detention and confinement to the library with each other. Each of the group members possess a unique social identity, and some…

trust of the National Convention and the citizens in a small group of men, becoming more influential and dominant ("The Committee of Public Safety." French Revolution.) After the general populace concluded Danton was too indecisive to accomplish anything significant, Maximilien Robespierre, a prominent politician and president of the Jacobin political faction, was elected to the Committee of Public Safety (Bio.com. A&E Networks…

I have definitely noticed a fixed mindset about myself when it comes to CrossFit. I hate when bar muscle-ups or pistol squats come up in the workout because I believe I can’t do them. I know to most it would seem like this doesn’t relate to learning, but these movements are extremely technical and take serious practice and technique work. At one point I convinced myself to just change a workout because I “couldn’t” do pistol squats. I was in a recent competition and ended up getting very angry…

High intensity interval training (HIIT) has become incredibly prevalent in the fitness industry over the past few years. There are many gyms around the country that only focus on high intensity interval training work outs, and many of the ones who don’t focus solely on high intensity interval training, offer classes. One of the major draws to high intensity interval training is that, it is said, there is fat burn from twenty-four to seventy-two hours after the shorter workout is completed. Which…

The Most Important Reason That Runners Should Cross Train with Cycling Athletes who are in the beginning stages of fitness may not be familiar with the concept of cross training. Cross training is using a different form of exercise to improve your performance in your main sport. For runners, there are a wide variety of common options when cross training- these include swimming, steppers, elliptical, and cycling. Of these options, cycling is the most beneficial. Cycling is the only option that…

According to statisticbrain.com, 58,000,000 Americans utilized gym facilities throughout the United States. Of those 58,000,000, they all have their own motivating factors that drive them to work out regularly. With that staggering number, it leads me to explore the variety of exercises that are utilized and further break it down amongst gender. In my research, I chose to explore why men and women choose different exercise workouts at the gym (cardio compared to weightlifting). Through my…

Tyler Clementi was an 18 year old freshman in college who hasn’t come out as openly gay. He shared a room with another student who had linked the camera of a laptop in their room to another laptop in another room, enabling him to spy on Tyler when he was in the room alone. One night Tyler had asked for the room alone until midnight and the roommate agreed. With the computer that was connected to the camera of the laptop in their room he saw Tyler having an intimate moment with another man and…