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    areas of fitness show an improvement through these fitness assessments‚ and what activities do you think contributed to these improvements? I Think The Aerobic Part Showed The Most Improvement Section 4: Flexibility Workout Log Perform and log stretching exercises for all eight muscles listed below at least three days per week‚ but you may stretch every day. You may add muscle groups and exercises of your choice into your routine.

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    Extreme muscle pain for more than a day or two after a workout likely indicates injury or overtraining. Myth #5: Stretching Before a Workout Helps Prevent Injuries Truth: Multiple studies have found that stretching before a workout actually does nothing to prevent injuries. In fact‚ those who stretch before a run actually tend to wind up with more injuries than those who don’t. Stretching after exercising seems to be the best option for those who want to avoid delayed onset muscle soreness.

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    Kin 3079 - Fitness Exam

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    Name: EMAIL: Your Presentation Topic: KIN 3079 Post Test Tests can be used as a teaching tool‚ so that is what this is‚ a teaching tool. Hopefully enough of the information that you presented to your peers “stuck” so that you have a basic knowledge of fitness. This is to find out what you remember and let you know what I think is important. If you go on line to look up the answers

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    However when reviewing evidence into the effects of stretching when not part of a warm up results have been opposing. There are 4 different types of stretching; static‚ dynamic‚ ballistic and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)‚ all of which have been researched in order to come to a conclusion on which type is the most effective. In order for stretching to prevent injuries there needs to be an element of flexibility in the muscle-tendon unit. If

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    Persuasive speech outline Title: To Stretch or Not to Stretch‚ That is the Question. Topic: How stretching before working out in the gym or going for a jog can be bad for your muscles. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to not stretch before they work out‚ and to perform other exercises instead. Thesis statement: Today I will try to persuade you that stretching before you work out at the gym or go for a jog can be bad‚ and can harm your muscles. INTRODUCTION Attention material:

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    you know that even people who engage in body building can get stretch marks? Yes‚ stretch marks have nothing to do with the number you see on your scale. 3. Stretch marks are the result of skin being stretched beyond its natural elasticity. This stretching causes a disruption of the body’s collagen production. Collagen is a special protein that helps keep the skin elastic and‚ therefore‚ able to stretch when we gain weight. When this collagen production is disrupted‚ the skin loses its elasticity

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    Weight Training February 17‚ 2013 Injury Report Groin Pulls When doing any physical activity at all whether it’s goofing around hanging out with your friends‚ working out‚ running‚ or playing a sport there is always a risk of pulling a muscle if it is not properly stretched before starting physical activity. The muscle I am going to focus is your groin. Your groin is located in your inner thighs. I will be informing you on what a groin pull is‚ what you can do to prevent a groin pull‚ certain

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    In the last ten years‚ our culture has changes dramatically. Our nation was once a physically active nation‚ yet now it seems that society discourages physical activity. Everyone knows that physical fitness is important to his or her health. Physical education helps students improve their knowledge about health issues and practices that will lead to a more enjoyable life. Some schools do not require students to participate in physical education classes‚ but it is important for young kids to stay

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    Shuttle Runs: To finish the first pulse raiser‚ I would end with shuttle runs as it will get the heart rate right up and is a sturdy‚ trustworthy exercise to finish on. Static Stretching: To begin with you will place one foot in front changing feet after 10 seconds‚ bending your back leg with all the weight on it and stretching your front leg out as far as you can with your toe down then toe lifted. This will stretch out your hamstrings and you thighs so you don’t do any major damage. Next you want

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    Participant Observation

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    bodybuilding both of them were foreigners. I was the only women there. All four men were busy by their exercise and no body talk to the other. At 6:30 a Chines couple came to the gym and the rest still busy‚ the couple started by stretching their body and after short stretching exercise they started using cycle and they talked to each other with their language. The black man on the treadmill finished his running and he went for bodybuilding. At 6:50 another black man came in the gym and he started

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