Introduction: Body composition refers to the relative percentage of body weight that is fat mass and fat free mass. The above research study included 200 students from different intermediate schools located in Texas. This study design had been approved from the University’s Institutional Review Board. The written consent was obtained from both the participants and […]
Background To get an understanding of the problems we are facing in the schools today, we need to investigate the background of how and why we even created fitness testing in the first place. With respect to fitness in the United States we look to the Industrial Revolution. This period resulted in changes throughout the […]
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Order nowFitness testing is the testing conducted in physical education classes that test students to see how healthy they are. Students are expected to fall into a category called the Healthy Fitness Zone and if a student’s scores are in this area then he or she is considered healthy. Fitness testing is usually done twice a […]
Description: Swimming is a great workout for your cardiovascular health and overall wellness. It lets you torch calories without all that strain in your joints and bones. Find out why swimming is good for you! Achieving optimum health is easier said than done. Aside from eating a well-balanced, nutritious diet, we are all advised to […]
Most children and teens have access to a tablet, smartphone, television, laptop or a video console. They are sitting around on-screen time more and more as the days go by. Research from the CDC states obesity has nearly doubled since the 1970s in the United States. It is estimated now that 20 percent of children […]
Child and adolescent obesity in the United States has nearly tripled sincethe 70s. About 1 out of every 5 children suffer from childhood obesity. It is the duty ofmothers and fathers to prevent and find solutions to child and adolescent obesity. Thispaper will seek to explain the many causes and current results which parents can […]
I met with two of my brothers and their best friend. They have exercised for over 1 year. They performed a short warm up for 10 to 15 minutes before performing any fitness experiment. 1: Cardiovascular endurance testing, This checking is still one of the basic fitness testing used by coaches and trainers to determine […]
In the article titled “”Strong beats skinny every time””: Disordered eating and compulsive exercise in women who post fitspiration on Instagram, researchers conducted a study to see whether women who post images on Instagram about “”fitspiration”” were more likely to participate in disordered eating than women who primarily posted images about travel. They sent out […]
On May 1, 1984, at approximately 0100 hours, the Contra Costa Sheriff’s office received reports of a prowler outside of Lelinda Garcia’s residence in Rodeo, CA. Garcia described the prowler as an 18-year-old Filipino male and claimed that he had made threats at her life. Deputy Sheriffs Nunes, Olivera, and Gray responded to the call […]
Aerobic exercises that brings in the need to take in more oxygen than when the body is at rest. Generally regular exercise causes the body to adjust leading to better health and physical functioning. When the right types of exercise are done regularly, at correct intensity and for a suitable duration it leads to a […]
Everyone knows that exercise can be good for your health, but can it actually make you happier? We hear a lot about it benefitting our physical health but not mental. People question whether or not if this could actually be a debate. “”What if one person’s happiness is anothers relative gloom?”” (Reynolds) There have been […]
The aerobic task is also referred to as cardio exercise that necessitates pumping of the oxygenated plasma by the heart in order to ensure all the muscles that are involved in the physical activity are supplied with adequate amounts of oxygen (Shnayderman & Katz, 2013). An example of the aerobic sport that I will design […]
