Introduction Bounce Fitness is made up of four fitness centres. Head office is currently established in Cairns‚ Queensland. The other centres are in Brisbane‚ (Queensland)‚ Sydney‚ (New South Wales) and Melbourne‚ (Victoria). It is the intention of the Board of Directors that a new centre will be opened in Perth‚ (Western Australia). It was established in 2001 by Margaret House as a single aerobic studio. After two years membership increases demanded the small leased centre be expanded and
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Orienteering and Fitness Level Orienteering is a competitive sport‚ which combines outdoor adventure with map reading and navigational skills. Participants find their way to several checkpoints with the aid of a map and compass. If set up as a competition‚ the winner is the one with the fastest time and the most controls found. Orienteering is characterised by its aerobic components‚ however‚ it is not a sport that requires all steady state work‚ which is when the supply of oxygen meets the
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Fitness Equipment Market - India April 2009 Executive Summary Estimated worth INR XX bn in 2008; Expected to reach INR YY bn by 2012 Annual growth rate of a% Key segments : Home segment and Institutional segment Types of fitness equipments: Cardiovascular Equipment and Weight Training Equipment Market Drivers: Drivers & Challenges Indians becoming health and fitness conscious Growing demand from companies Entry of foreign fitness chains/clubs Reduction in prices and import duties
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Lifetime Health and fitness Many people end up abandoning perfectly good fitness programs and weight-loss regimens before they even lace up their sneakers. Why? Because in a world brimming with fast food‚ instant messaging‚ and a five-second disease-tracking device‚ anything at all without a rapid payoff goes in opposition to the grain of the typical American instant gratification ethic. While it would be nice to actually drop inches in just a few days like what most miracle ads proclaim‚ managing
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The importance of physical fitness cannot be emphasized enough. In today’s society that is moving towards a more sedentary lifestyle‚ there is a greater need than ever to increase the daily activity level to maintain both cardiovascular fitness and body weight. Benefits of Physical Fitness Staying active means keeping 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
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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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Experiment #8: Cardiovascular System: Heart Sounds‚ Palpitating‚ Pulse‚ Blood Pressure‚ Venous Pressure Week #: 8 (Dry Lab) DEFINITIONS: 1. SYSTOLE: CONTRACTION OF THE HEART CHAMBERS DURING WHICH BLOOD LEAVES THE CHAMBERS; USUALLY REFERS TO VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION 2. DIASTOLE: RELAXATION OF THE HEART CHAMBERS‚ DURING WHICH THEY FILL WITH BLOOD; USUALLY REFERS TO VENTRICULAR RELAXATION 3. CARDIAC CYCLE: COMPLETE ROUND OF CARDIAC SYSTOLE AND DIASTOLE 4. VENTRICULAR SYSTOLE: WHEN ARE THE
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Fundamentals of Fitness Training Physical fitness is a state of well-being with low risk of premature health problems and energy to participate in a variety of physical activities. –President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (1997) According to the US Government‚ the word “fitness” defies concise definition but is best explained by this chart: Physical Fitness Skills Physiological Health-Related Skill-Related Sports Metabolic Body Composition Agility Team Morphological Cardiovascular Fitness
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Clay Medina Lifetime fitness Sara L. Masten My first goal is to have a better sleeping habit. Its important to me because not getting enough sleep can affect you in many ways. One way that it will affect you is that you would not be as healthy and you brain would function the full way its suppose to‚ but the main reason I want to have better sleeping habit is because when I don’t get enough sleep I am always tired and never feel like doing anything or going anywhere‚ and I would just like
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Cardiovascular Research Paper - Factor that claims to help decrease stress For Homo Sapiens‚ meaning wise man‚ stress; defined as an organism’s total response to environmental demands or pressures‚ has allowed humans to stay alive in the delicate moments of evolution. That’s why we’re still here! It is an adaptation trait that has allowed to our early ancestors to survive. For example‚ when chimpanzees (that share 99 percent of our genetic sequence) are confronted with danger‚ like being spotted
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