General fitness is the state of a person’s health and overall well-being. Specific fitness involves focusing on fitness goals of an athlete to meet specific needs of an activity. The activity I picked is running/jogging. Some specific fitness requirements for running/jogging are: strength‚ speed‚ endurance‚ flexibility‚ and coordination. The methods I use to maintain physical requirements are: stretch daily‚ eat healthy‚ do push-ups every 3 days‚ and do other exercises before and after I go running/jogging
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FITNESS Rey Jee B. Quilla Essay #1 (Rough Draft) Cause and Effect Research Paper June 17‚ 2013 Dr. Barry Pollick WRTG 101s 800-900 words Why do people exercise? This may be a simple question‚ but it can generate multiple and varying responses. Assumptions such as pure weight loss‚ arise. Although this may be true‚ weight loss is not the only reason that drives people to engage in such activities. If curious minds dig a little deeper within this topic‚ different perceptions are brought up or given
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Fitness Lifestyle Journal Name : Caroline Pomet Date : September 2‚ 201 4 02.05 Fitness Test Be sure to save a copy of this page. You will need it in 6.05! Name Caroline Pomet Date of testing : September‚2014 02.04 Body Mass Index : 21.5 Waist Measurement (inches) :5’4 1. Check the chart for the standard for your age and record it in the first column. 2. Have your partner record your scores in the second column. 3. Read the fitness analysis in 2.07; record your
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4 children‚ ages 8‚ 10‚ 14‚ and 15. She just recently joined LA fitness‚ which is one mile away‚ and does not have any exercise equipment. The goal for Diana for her first week is to build up her cardio and increase muscular strength. The muscles that are being targeted are her quadriceps‚ gastrocnemius‚ biceps‚ and triceps. Rest days are Sunday‚ Tuesday‚ Thursday‚ and Saturday. Week 1: Monday Warm Up: Slowly jog to LA fitness (one mile). Leg and Arm Stretches. Muscle | Exercise | Sets |
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Components of Physical Fitness | Description | How to Incorporate in Your Life | Benefit(s) | Cardiorespiratory Fitness | Being able to exercise at a moderate to high intensity for a long period of time | Walk 2 miles at a brisk pace every day. | Reduced the risk of heart disease‚ hypertension‚ and high cholesterol. | Muscular Strength | Having muscular strength is being able to build the strength of your muscles to be at their fullest potential. | Ways to incorporate muscular
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Fitness has always been a part of my life. I am not going to lie‚ I did struggle with it during my younger years. I was what people call a “fat middle-schooler” because when I was 12 years old‚ I weighed 150 pounds. But the catch was‚ I was still very athletic. I played sports year round like soccer‚ flag football‚ and mostly basketball‚ all physical sports‚ but still could not loose the weight. My mom‚ just like every other mom who does not want to hurt their children’s feelings‚ always told me
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1. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) does not have a service wide physical readiness test (PRT). The USCG requires members only to meet physical fitness standards during specified training environments‚ operational qualifications‚ and while on weight probation. Currently the USCG uses weight standards as the sole unit of measure for health and well being. While weight management is a valuable part of health and wellness‚ its focus is more imaged-based rather than providing conclusive data. Implementation
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large bat‚ and then trying to make it around 3 bases and finishing by running over home base. But‚ Baseball is more than just hitting a ball and running around bases‚ and that is what makes it so much fun to play. Baseball has strategy and physical fitness. The sport requires at least 9 players on the field‚ as there are 9 positions on the field. 1st : the Pitcher‚ 2nd : the Catcher‚ 3rd : the First Baseman‚ 4th : the Second Baseman‚ 5th : the Shortstop‚ 6th : the Third Baseman‚ 7th : the Left Fielder
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Fitness Testing Flexibility- For flexibility you can do the sit and reach test. The advantages of this are it is relatively cheap‚ not much equipment is needed apart from a box with measurements on and a magnet to move on it. A disadvantage for the traditional sit and reach procedure is that people with long arms and/or short legs would get a better result‚ while those with short arms and/or long legs are at a disadvantage. The modified sit and reach test controls for this‚ as the zero mark is
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Physical Education as a part of educational system‚ is the pattern which helps in the development of the potentials of an individual which enable them to attain total fitness to serve as a guide in having a ―Good Life‖. The major goal of physical education is fitness. Physical fitness is the ability to perform one’s daily task efficiently without undue fatigue and with enough reserved energy. In order to attain a well-fit body‚ the following components must be observed: • Organic Vigor –
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