have a hard time achieving the goals of cardio respiratory fitness. In the article that I read mentioned that "approximately one-third of adolescents and 14 percent of adults in the U.S. have poor cardio respiratory fitness‚ with an associated increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors such as higher total cholesterol and blood pressure levels‚ according to a study in the December 21 issue of JAMA." Sports Medicine Fitness News. Why do people have a hard time on achieving their
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM OF THE HEAD NECK The cardiovascular system consists of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and the approximately 5 liters of blood that the blood vessels transport. Responsible for transporting oxygen‚ nutrients‚ hormones‚ and cellular waste products throughout the body‚ the cardiovascular system is powered by the body’s hardest-working organ — the heart‚ which is only about the size of a closed fist. Even at rest‚ the average heart easily pumps over 5 liters of blood throughout
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one particular system that is extraordinary‚ and it is devised to channel blood in or bodies. It has many organs put together that helps your body maintain your internal environment and fight diseases. This system is called the cardiovascular system. The cardiovascular system‚ also known as the circulatory‚ system has a mission to convey components‚ defend‚ and support. It contains the heart‚ the blood vessels‚ the blood‚ and the lungs. The main three functions are
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United States. Various measures of adiposity (body fat) were shown‚ in some previous studies‚ to have a relationship with increased cardiovascular disease and death. Although multiple measures of body fat were used‚ none of these measures measured cardiorespiratory fitness. The purpose of this article was to determine the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness‚ various measures of adiposity‚ and all-cause mortality in women. Whether these results remained true when applied to a larger group
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Nutrition and fitness becomes somewhat of a controversial subject amongst people. What is right and what is wrong when it comes to nutrition and fitness? It seems that depending on the day‚ week‚ or month things change rather quickly. Even for myself‚ depending on what I have seen on the television‚ heard on the radio or read in a magazine. I change my nutritional and fitness goals. It would be much more helpful if everything was more consistent then people would not have a problem following a regime
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from these extracurricular activities as well. Being an athlete teaches life lessons like teamwork and leadership. Being on a team gives students the opportunity to feel like they are important. Playing sports helps students maintain physical fitness‚ and also positively affects them psychologically and socially. This needs to be stressed in schools across the country by educating parents that high school sports are more than just a game. Let ’s start with the physical aspect of being involved
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My Fitness Program In my fitness program my goal is being active makes I feel better and have more energy‚ improves my mood‚ and helps have study weight tones. My current weight is 120 and on the BMI calculator it it’s 17.1 which mean the I am underweight and trying to figure-out why cause I do eat. Health and fitness plan I plan on eating healthily and keeping in shape. This is important to me because I want to feel good and feel good about myself. I will be in better shape and hopefully be helping
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Physical Fitness Physical fitness is one of the most important key to a healthy body. It is the basis of creative artistic activity. Physical fitness means the condition of being physically healthy‚ especially exercises and proper nutrition it even includes being mentally healthy. It is the reason‚ a state of general well-being marked by physical health and mental stability. Physical fitness is not just bending our body. It is about having cardiovascular and overall muscular endurance and strength
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Cardiovascular The cardiovascular system is consists of the heart and network of arteries‚ veins‚ and capillaries that transport blood throughout the body. There are two primary circulatory loops in the human body: the pulmonary circulation loop and the systemic circulation loop. The heart is a muscular organ about the size of a closed fist that functions as the body’s circulatory pump. It takes in deoxygenated blood through the veins and delivers it to the lungs for oxygenation before pumping it
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20 The Heart PowerPoint® Lecture Presentations prepared by Jason LaPres Lone Star College—North Harris © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. An Introduction to the Cardiovascular System • Learning Outcomes • 20-1 Describe the anatomy of the heart‚ including vascular supply and pericardium structure‚ and trace the flow of blood through the heart‚ identifying the major blood vessels‚ chambers‚ and heart valves. • 20-2 Explain the events of an action potential in cardiac muscle‚ indicate the
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