The career path I have chosen to pursue is physical therapy. As I was growing up‚ physical therapy was not an option I would have considered but ever since junior year‚ my love for physical therapy has grown and pretty much eliminated all other career options. I had never fully understood what a physical therapist did until I became a patient. In the beginning of my junior year I had torn my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)‚ medial cruciate ligament (MCL)‚ and medial meniscus while playing goalkeeper
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Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. It is performed for many different reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system‚ honing athletic skills‚ weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system‚ and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence" such as heart disease‚ cardiovascular disease‚ Type 2 diabetes and obesity.[1][2] It also improves mental
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Constraints to physical activity in married men and women Women exercise less than men -- and that could have consequences for their physical and mental health alike. On average‚ men are nearly twice as active as women -- getting at least 30 minutes of daily exercise‚ according to a recent study published in the journal Preventive Medicine. That’s particularly bad news for women‚ the researchers say‚ because their comparative inactivity puts them at greater risk for metabolic syndrome‚ a descriptor
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To provide a balanced stimulating Physical Education curriculum which will appeal to the interests and abilities of all students To help the physical development of students in the important period leading up to and including puberty and through maturation to adulthood. To promote the development of skill and coordination through a structured Physical Education programme. To increase aesthetic awareness and appreciation. To enable every student to experience achievement and satisfaction
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Physical fitness Sports such as football or baseball involve lots of physical activities. Sports and exercises help in strengthening and toning the muscles and bones in the body. In short‚ the importance of sports for kids is that it keeps them in an excellent shape. Team Spirit When children or adults plays team sports‚ be it cricket or hockey‚ they learn to work in groups. They learn that if the team wins‚ they win and if the team loses‚ they lose. This way they learn how to work
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4: Promote young children’s physical activity and movement skills 1.1 Explain why physical activity is important to the short and long term health and well being of children Physical activity is important to the short term and long term health and well being of children. In the short term physical activity helps children to build muscle‚ develops the skeletal frame‚ develops the heart and lung function and helps prevent obesity. If children have enough physical activity a day which is said
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Physical assessment is one of the process to assess and obtaining information about a patient’s health history and family medical history which can help in planning a patient’s care. A nurse uses subjective and objective data gathered to assess patient and the five nursing process to conduct patient’s health care. Interviewing patients is the first step. This paper discusses the health history of a lady I interviewed known as Mrs. E‚ family medical history‚ and overall reflection of the interview
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next four years is Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy is basically a health care profession‚ that provides therapy for those who have been injured‚ have a physical disability or for those who are experiencing minor pains in their body. I chose to get into Physical Therapy for many different reasons. I first thought of being a Physical Therapist when I realized that I was a hands on type of person‚ meaning that I like to work while being active. I then discovered that a lot of Physical Therapists work
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Physical Therapy is a career that focuses on the rehabilitation of others to gain back strength to a certain area. The ways that it can be used in order to help stroke patients. A major condition that physical therapist deal with are strokes‚ which therapist have recently learned about. In order to treat a stroke one must learn the causes‚ what a stroke is‚ how to prevent it‚ and how to treat it in order to help patients. Physical Therapists undergo an average of three years to get a Doctor of Physical
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VINELAND HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION MAKE-UP REPORTS (Medical report(s) for more than two weeks of absence from class) Name: _____________________________ Dates of Absences: ________________________ Teacher: _______________________ Period: ___________ Reporting Day: Everyday Reporting to class: Students assigned to a study hall must report to their P.E. class weekly (Monday or Friday) to submit their written report and/or take their written activity quiz.
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