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The Truth About Intermittent Fasting: Rhetorical Analysis of Carrie Dennett’s “Despite the hype, intermittent fasting isn’t a magic weight-loss cure” What is intermittent fasting? Is it any better than other ways of dieting? Is it effective? Intermittent fasting is a powerful tool where you follow a pattern of schedule when to eat and when not to eat. When you are in fasted state, it influences two main hormones in your body; it triggers the growth hormones, which is an anti-aging and fat…

Television is taking over the world these devices are everywhere you look! Today television has a huge part in lives of our children. Television can have many positive effects such as, developing literacy through watching shows such as Sesame Street, cultural awareness, diversity, and imaginative play. There are also educational shows for younger children to help teach about letters, shapes, manners, and sharing. However, there are so many negative effects they almost outweigh the positive ones.…

1. Choose an age group to focus on for this assignment, i.e., toddlers (2-4 yrs), children (5-11 yrs), adolescents (12-17 yrs), young adults (18-25 yrs), adults (26-64 yrs), or older adults (65+ yrs). What are the physical activity recommendations for this population? For my assignment, I decided to look at the Children 5-11-year age group. It is recommended for this age group to get at least 60 minutes of daily exercise (Kolen, 2016). It is also recommended that 3 days include vigorous…

ABSTRACT? As the rate of obesity in the US increases, the need for a practicable, healthy way of life is becoming more and more important. Exercise is often thought of as the key to weight loss. However, many overweight individuals don’t have the motivation or time to go biking or running for an hour every day. To overcome this problem and to help make exercise more manageable, high interval intensity exercise (HIIE) can be a practical solution. HIIE is an exercise strategy that prescribes short…

Better Yourself Numerous people don’t understand why some individuals are “crazy” and work out the way they do. They don’t understand why these individuals continue to fit in painful looking physical activities into their schedule. What these individuals don’t realize is that these people have experienced an extreme sense of accomplishment or even major endorphins. People who don’t take time to get in physical activity during the day experience more drowsiness, stress, unhealthy cravings, and…

Name: Robbie Milheiser Youth in Competitive Sports Argument Essay Did you know that one third of our country is obese to this current day which leads me to believe that kids should play in competitive sports for multiple reasons. One reason being that ⅓ of kids and teens are obese so if more kids join sports, then the rate of diabetes go down. Another reason being that they can develop trust for their teammates and for their coaches. My last reason would be that competitive sports can teach…

The effects of stress on working women have increased over the years due to balancing home life with careers. The changes in the family dynamics, as well as the state of our economy, have led to many more women working outside of the home. Women feel the pressure to be good multi-tasker 's which at times can be stressful with balancing work life and home life. With getting the kids to school, sports, and events, and having a successful career, it can lead to problems both physically and…

Effects of Exercise on the Heart: A Comparison of Athletes and Non-Athletes Introduction: In this day and age of technological advancements and variation of food options, the benefits of exercise are broadcasted far and wide. Comparisons of having an active lifestyle versus living a sedentary life yield many results on its impact to health, life, and the human body. Many studies have been done regarding the effects of repetitive participation in vigorous physical activities and the changes in…

Raising kids today has been more challenging than ever before. Parents face more choices and problems in healthcare, education, transportation, safety, nutrition, and all other aspects of life. With advances in medicine, we are able experience improved fertility success and decreased infant mortality. While these advances allow us to become parents more easily, they don't help us resolve the challenges we face. Today's children enjoy many conveniences and luxury the previous generations simply…

Working on a team has never been an issue, although it is it takes quite a bit of work to make a functional team. Our second presentation required us to be a part of a group that would have to come together and create an informative presentation on a current issue in California. The topic that my team and I agreed on was obesity and its effects as well as some solutions people might consider. We also went in specific when we talked about some of the illnesses obesity can cause. While gathering…