Physical body

other muscle groups within the body, allowing you to burn more calories and build muscle faster. Your go-to exercises should be the squat, dead lift, and bench press. If you're squatting, for example, you're working on your balance, your core, your quads, your glutes, your hamstrings, and your calves all while holding a barbell…

When asked for his definition of the human body is, Eduardo Galeano said, “The Church says: the body is a sin. Science says: the body is a machine. Advertising says: The body is a business. The Body says: I am a fiesta.” This quote ties into the depiction of the female body in Alice Walker’s novel Meridian. Walker paints the human body as a vital element in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s in her novel Meridian. The novel’s protagonist, Meridian, struggles with internal and external…

failing to be a mom there are decisions to be made where one could just drop everything and leave it all behind leaving behind what’s important, but the habit of eating, the sole purpose of it is an instinct, need to survive. What people put into their bodies determines…

A tattoo is a mark on an individual 's body which is an ingrained design by inserting pigment punctures into the skin. It is an ancient art that is still expressed to this day and is becoming more common. It is a form of self-expression, a reminder of something, or anything the artwork is portrayed as to the canvas. As it is turning more popular in today’s culture, there is an uproar in the profession spectrum. There is a debate as to rather if having tattoos in the workplace is acceptable, or…

respect for the human body has changed over the years. Most importantly is the way people look at the female body. Before civilization, mankind use to walk on this earth without any, or very little clothing, which depended on the climate of the area. Then later, women were taught that they must hide their body because it was supposed to be more modest and “ladylike”, while the male’s body was viewed as art. Over the years the times have changed, and the vision of an ideal human body has…

TheOddysseyOnline.com, fifty-three percent of 12 year old girls feel unhappy with their bodies, 78 percent of 17 year old girls feel unhappy with their bodies and 65% of women and girls have an eating disorder. In today’s tech savvy world, the media is an integral part of everybody’s lives yet it is also a devastating tool that can ruin many women’s lives. For example, in the media, women rarely take lead roles and the idea of an ideal body is often emphasized in many advertisements. In a way,…

As a society has increasingly portrayed the notion of beauty via social media and celebrities, the action has gradually altered the perception of people to believe that thinness is the definition of beauty, which could cause teenagers to encounter with eating disorders as claimed in Dugan’s article. However, the purpose of this essay is to identify illogical fallacies in the article “Eating disorders soar among teens - and social media is to blame”, which was written by Emily Dugan and published…

Sleep gives people a chance to rest and get better when the body is not feeling great. Many high school students miss several school days due to the fact that they do not feel well in the mornings. This feeling may come from not getting enough rest each night. These students come back in a few days and have to…

or younger people in your family or greater community, it would be beneficial to instigate them in physical activity as early as possible. The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology recommends children 5-11 years performing at least 1 hour of physical activity daily. Furthermore, volunteers are always needed to coach youth sports. This is an excellent way to be directly involved with the physical and the tactical portions of a sport you enjoy. Moreover, many parents lack nutritional and…

How We Forget In the words of Christina Ricci, “Any obsession is dangerous.” This can be applied in today’s society, as we seem to have a never-ending list of obsessions. Whatever they may be, these obsessions come in many forms, and are omnipresent in our lives. However, society’s obsession with beauty, social media, and celebrities seem to be the most prominent, and have the most damaging effects on the human race as a whole. The pressure to be beautiful is one of society’s greatest and…