Physical Fitness What is Physical Fitness? Strength Cardio vascular Endurance Hear rate Blood pressure Flexibility Speed Define Physical Fitness: Has generally been described as a set of attributes that people have or achieve‚ and which relate to the ability of what someone can perform too. Benefits of Physical Fitness? Physical ( stronger‚faster‚more flexible‚ better endurance) General health ( more energy‚ stronger heart‚ better joint movement) Specific Health ( health
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Cardiovascular disease is a general name for a wide variety of diseases‚ disorders and conditions that affect the heart and sometimes the blood vessels as well. Risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease include having hypertension‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ obesity‚ and a sedentary lifestyle. Other risk factors include being of African-American ancestry‚ male‚ drinking excessive amounts of alcohol‚ having a lot of long-term stress‚ smoking and having a family history of a heart attack
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Cardiovascular Disease Information HCA 240 February 22‚ 2013 Gioia Scoppoa Cardiovascular Disease Information Cardiovascular disease refers to conditions that narrow or block blood vessels. These conditions can lead to a heart attack or stroke. According to Richard P. Lewis M.D. (Can Cardiovascular Disease be prevented)‚ “Cardiovascular disease is the common chronic illness in our society.” Coronary artery disease is a disease that supplies the muscle with blood. The blood flow can become
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The Cardiovascular System David Clarke is 30 years old‚ stands 6’ and weights 225 lbs. He commutes between Miami where he is a full time student‚ and Hialeah‚ where he works as a paramedic. He sleeps only two to four hours per night. Brian is overweight and does very little exercise. He also admits to eating mostly fatty foods. Both David’s grandmother and father have suffered heart attacks. According to new statistics‚ “despite the recent decline in mortality from coronary heart disease‚ this disease
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The Cardiovascular System The cardiovascular system consists of a heart and an enclosed system of blood vessels categories into arteries‚ capillaries and veins. The heart is a muscle about the size of the fist; its wall is made up of a muscle known as the Cardiac Muscle‚ and is located between the two lungs and lies left of the middle of the chest (cliff notes). A fibrous covering known as the pericardium which surrounds around the whole heart holds the heart in place but allows it to move as
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Hook: The way to fitness is not a simple one‚ especially not within your body. Fitness requires exercise and exercise requires oxygen‚ and nutrients to the muscles. The cardiovascular system is the means of which oxygen and nutrients travel to the muscles. The more efficient that oxygen distribution in your body is‚ the more fit you are‚ which means that your heart is effectively delivering oxygen throughout your body. When you are fit‚ your body can move more oxygen per pump than if you
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Analysis problems and solutions Since 1999‚ Boeing started to losing sales heavily to its competitor which is Airbus based on French because Airbus’s airplanes are more innovative and cheaper than Boeing’s. Because of it‚ the number of Boeing’s clients and airplane’s orders are being decreased. In order to outrun Airbus and dominate again on its market‚ Boeing had to invent a new airplane which will save Boeing from the difficult situation and help it attract more customers. Boeing also faced many
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Zumba is a fitness program inspired by Latin dance. It was founded by Miami-based dancer and choreographer Alberto ’Beto’ Perez‚ who teamed up with two local entrepreneurs: Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion. Zumba combines Latin rhythms with cardiovascular exercise to create an aerobic routine that is fun and easy to follow. The name Zumba is derived from a Colombian word meaning to move fast and have fun. Zumba sells DVDs/videos through its website and via infomercials. More than 3 million DVDs
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people spend time and money to improve fitness level to become physically fit and healthy. Depending on the objective of an individual on what aspect to focus skill related or health related. Fitness is defined as the ability of an individual to perform certain task with sufficient energy to avoid fatigue and enjoy life. Being physically fit there are two things to consider namely skill related fitness and health related fitness. Skill or performance related fitness contain skills that enhance performance
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Cardiovascular Disease Information “Cardiovascular disease is the commonest chronic illness in our society‚ and I think in the world” (Lewis‚ 2013). Many people suffer from cardiovascular disease there are times where it is too late to do anything about it. Suzanne Hughes‚ MSN‚ RN states that some risks factors of cardiovascular disease that we cannot change are “being a man early in life and our family history”. Some other causes of cardiovascular disease that can be prevented are the type of
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