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    ace it. The police academy training also prepares police officers for active duty. The training probably has to be the hardest obstacle for me because it requires intense physical workouts. The first week in training I will have to run‚ and do calisthenics‚ which consists of push-ups‚ crunches‚ and jumping jacks. I will also have to use the medicine ball to do sit-ups‚ twist and hand offs‚ curls presses and extended workouts. Each week I will have to do the sets and reps for these physical workouts

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    stability‚ endurance‚ and strength. They wanted a person who did these exercises to be given a program that would give them overall fitness. When you start a CrossFit exercise program you will have a variety of exercises that include gymnastics‚ calisthenics‚ weight training‚ and other different fitness routines. A good workout regimen helps focus on your entire body in order to get it into shape and healthier. When you do a CrossFit exercise routine you will be following the same principle military

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    A Brief History of Physical Education If several hundred years from now archaeologist were investigating our society‚ they would find endless examples of sport in the United States: stadiums‚ swimming pools‚ running shoes‚ hockey sticks‚ skis‚ baseball gloves‚ posters of sports stars‚ etc. Even today a basic survey of our country would reveal sports and physical education everywhere: Little League baseball‚ Physical Education classes‚ Special Olympics‚ neighbourhood basketball‚ jogging‚ and televised

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    they can adequately perform their duties .Physical training is done before a trainee enters and continues periodically as long as the trainee remains throughout. Physical training includes running‚ push-ups‚ sit ups‚ pull ups and other strenuous calisthenics. Testing is more demanding for the younger and more potent bodies‚ and is harder to complete. For example‚ young men‚ ages 20-29‚ entering police departments in Illinois are expected to do 38 sit-ups in one minute‚ while the men‚ age 50-59‚ are

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    weren’t able to sit‚ we would wait the end with aching feet. . . . At the beginning of my third year at the school‚ the professor of gymnastics‚ holding a large scroll under his arm‚ lined us up and told us there was something new in the program— calisthenics. He unrolled the scroll‚ stretched it out‚ and showed it to us. From where we were‚ we saw a series of little stick figures. “An exercise in sixty movements‚” he said rather nervously. “You have the whole year to learn it. In June there’ll be a

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    When Michelle Obama encouraged others to help her set a Guinness World Record in 2011 for the most people performing jumping jacks in a day‚ she not only became "Jumper in Chief‚" but she bestowed a certain modicum of cool on this most basic of calisthenics. The resulting buzz from fitness experts indicates that your PE teacher was on to something after all: Regularly performing jumping jacks imparts significant health benefits at any age. Jumping for Your Heart Jumping jacks are a form of aerobic

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    The soldiers of the United States Army are the best in the world and I was one of them for twenty years. During my time as a paratrooper in the Army‚ I received my gender role socialization and learned to become a “man”. Within the Army there are specialized types of units designed to accomplish different types of missions. Some of the most elite units are those that are made up of paratroopers that can perform special missions through airborne insertion. Becoming a paratrooper was one of the best

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    all the Jews gone or dead‚ which is wrong. To achieve his goal he had to gather a group of people who would follow him and kill all the Jews. TEXTUAL EVIDENCE: “Every morning began with the German national anthem and our salute to Hitler‚ then calisthenics and German lessons.” (Page 71) “’But the night they took us away‚ the Nazis told us Papa and Jaroslav had been sent to a work camp! They said…’ and then I stopped‚ and my stomach lurched with the realization. Another Nazi lie.” (page 185-186)

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    interventions. Aside from medical and public fitness advancements‚ the nineteenth century also noticed a growing emphasis on personal fitness and well-being. The concept of bodily health gained recognition throughout this time‚ with the upward push of calisthenics sporting activities and the advertising of out of doors sports consisting of trekking and bicycling. The YMCA‚ founded in 1844‚ played a key function in promoting physical fitness and healthful dwelling via its programs and

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    high-intensity aerobic and resistance training‚ which targets fat loss‚ muscle building and heart-lung fitness. Because my schedule is very tight‚ the best time to work out is when I get home from work. The other is boot camp workout‚ which includes calisthenics‚ weight training‚ cardio‚ and core training‚ moving from one exercise to the next with no rest in

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