This semester I worked on increasing my muscular strength. I feel that overall I was successful in my goal. Determination made me successful along with the help of a fitness app called “Lose It!”. The drive to eat the food that my body needed to gain muscle. The drive to work out and to push myself to the max. I had to really want to achieve my goals to succeed. Tracking my diet and activity in the Lose It app showed me information I was unaware of in my everyday life. I learned that it is actually
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Endurance is often shown in physical ability and strength‚ but Odysseus proves endurance can be emotional as well. In the Odyssey‚ Homer often states‚ “Odysseus‚ always thinking…” meaning Odysseus always sees the possible outcomes in every situation. For instance‚ while was on the Island of the Cyclops‚ he was forced to watch his men die‚ two at a time. As a greek‚ he was going against his morals by avenging his men by killing the cyclops‚ but instead seeing that if he did‚ he would be trapped. He
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Student Name: Kiana Jimenez Flexibility Goal: I aspire to touch my toes no later than 8/28/13. I believe that completing this goal will help me to improve when I need to reach something with ease. (Worth 10 points) Muscular Goal: I aspire to perform 20 modified pushups no later than 8/29/13 I believe that completing this goal will help me to improve when I carry my backpack.(worth 10 points) Date Warm-up Physical Activity Intensity Cool-down Minutes 8-25-13 Soccer 8-26-13
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Muscular dystrophy GCU SPE 358 With Duchenne muscular dystrophy‚ individuals experience a decline in dexterity and gross motor skills as the condition progresses. As muscles atrophy‚ compensation for lack of strength and dexterity may include modified handles or grips and adapted utensils and the use of a motorized wheelchair. (Heller‚ Forney‚ Alberto‚ Best‚ & Schwartzman‚ 2009.) The individual and instructor will work with the special education team and therapists for compensatory positioning
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Physical Education Chapter 1: The musculoskeletal system 1.3 The muscular system: functions‚ types and major muscle groups Functions Body movement (voluntary control) Adequate posture Essential bodily functions (involuntary control) Types Smooth- digestive system‚ walks of vital organs and involuntary Cardiac- muscle of the heart‚ involuntary Skeletal (striated)- voluntary movements‚ development and maintenance of good posture Involuntary – no conscious control
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ANATOMY ASSIGMENT- THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM Q9.Explain how the muscle produces movement and different types of contraction.(M3) Sliding filament theory. Each muscle fibre is made up of smaller fibres called myofibrils. These contain even smaller structures called actin which is a thin‚ contractile protein filament‚ containing ’active’ or ’binding’ sites and myosin filaments which are a thick‚ contractile protein filament‚ with Myosin Heads. These filaments slide in and out between each other to form
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``DIFINITION The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal‚ smooth and cardiac muscles. It permits movement of the body‚ maintains posture‚ and circulates blood throughout the body Muscles provide strength‚ balance‚ movement and heat for the body to keep warm There are three distinct types of muscles: skeletal muscles‚ cardiac or heart muscles‚ and smooth (non-striated) muscles Skeletal muscle is a form of striated muscle tissue existing throughout the human body‚ and which
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The Muscular System: Muscle Metabolism 1. List the three roles of ATP in muscle contraction: 1. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 3. _________________________________ 2. The potential energy in ATP is released when the terminal high-energy bond is broken by a process called ___________________________. Write the end products of this process: ATP (+ H2O) → _________________ 3. Rebuilding ADP into ATP with a new source of energy is carried out by a process called
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your body functioning at a high level. Regular exercise will maintain the performance of your lungs and heart to most efficiently burn off excess calories and keep your weight under control. Exercise will also improve muscle strength‚ increase joint flexibility and improve endurance. Another main benefit of physical activity is that it decreases the risk of heart disease‚ the leading cause of death in America. Additionally‚ it
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Endurance Of The Human Spirit The Iliad and the movie Precious‚ based on the novel Push by Saphire‚ both share a common theme where the main characters depict an uncommon endurance of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Although in The Iliad‚ war is horrible and bloody‚ the spirit of Achilles is never broken by this adversity because‚ like Precious‚ who suffers physical‚ mental‚ and sexual abuse at the hands of her parents‚ their human spirit is the driving force behind their desire to overcome
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