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 INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA Service Industry Number of outlets – 3800 outlets in 2009 as per Australian Fitness Industry Survey 2009 (The Access Economics survey put the number as 1570 in 2007-2008‚ as compared to 974 in 2004-5) Number of people utilising their services: 1.73 million Number of people working in the industry 23‚000. Characterstics of fitness industry: * Low barriers to entry * Existence of different formats e.g. * Chains – franchise based * Single – could
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and prognosis. Health care utilization can be appropriate or inappropriate‚ of high or low quality‚ expensive or Inexpensive. The study of trends in health care utilization provides important information on these phenomena and may spotlight areas that may warrant future in-depth studies because of potential disparities in access to‚ or quality of‚ care. Trends in utilization may also be used as the basis for projecting future health care needs‚ to forecast future health care expenditures‚ or as the
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Pentacyclic Triterpene Distribution in Various Plants – Rich Sources for a New Group of Multi-Potent Plant Extracts Sebastian Jäger 1‚*‚ Holger Trojan 1‚ Thomas Kopp 1‚ Melanie N. Laszczyk 2 and Armin Scheffler 1 1 2 Carl Gustav Carus-Institute‚ Am Eichhof 30‚ D-75223 Niefern-Öschelbronn‚ Germany Betulin-Institute‚ Blumenstrasse 24‚ D-64297 Darmstadt‚ Germany; E-Mail: m.laszczyk@betulin-institut.de (M-N.L.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: sebastian.jaeger@carus-institut
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The Gym Fitness Centers 1. Company Description Since 1992‚ The Gym offers a wide range of team activities from basketball‚ volleyball and soccer from the very young players to adults. Our program caters to all different levels and competitive desires. The Gym is just not for team sports‚ we also cater to those looking for fitness programs from cardio to weightlifting. At The Gym you’ll find all of the latest cardio and strength training equipment along with a dynamic group exercise program
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There are many aspects of being an exercise physiology major. The field of exercise physiology has always interested me‚ but I was never sure about what career path I would choose. This year has really given me a better understanding of what path I would like to pursue. I really wanted to be an occupational therapist‚ but shortly after decided that I wanted to be a physical therapist. According to Writing‚ the annual salary for a physical therapist is in a range from $70‚000-$100‚000 (2010). I wanted
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The most important population trend is aging. This is a disaster in the healthcare system. More and more people are getting older and are need of healthcare. Aging is not only important but it has a major impact on the organization and delivery in healthcare. One particular importance that will affect the financing and delivery is the shift from acute to chronic illnesses. Rather than acute illnesses‚ the focus will be on diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease‚ heart disease‚ and osteoporosis (William
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“adults are supposed to do something productive”. The value placed on work and paid productivity in our society shapes how individuals approach employment and retirement. Role theory – one of the earliest attempts to explain how individuals adjust to aging. Such roles identify and describe a personas a social being and are the basis of self concept and identity role continuity – series or roles people are expected to enter at various stages of their lives – roles early in life are designed to prepare
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The Importance of Exercise Exercising is a key component of living a healthy life. “Regular exercise is necessary for physical fitness and good health. It reduces the risk of heart disease‚ cancer‚ high blood pressure‚ diabetes and other diseases. In my generation exercising can be over looked.”(Why is) People seem to be consumed more with television shows‚ fast food‚ and other unhealthy activities. “The average American watches three and a half hours of television every day. That adds up to 56
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Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1 Ageism 2 Retirement 3 Neglect/Abuse Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? According to text‚ ageism is defined as prejudice and discrimination against older adults‚ which reflects a deep uneasiness among young and middle-aged
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