or girl. While others exercise to lead a healthier lifestyle. Whatever the motivation is for working out there are certain basic concepts of fitness that should be thoroughly understood before beginning any type of physical activity. There are three basic divisions of fitness: Health Fitness‚ Motor-performance Fitness‚ and Cosmetic Fitness. “ Health Fitness is important for the prevention and remediation of hypokenetic diseases‚ … also focuses on strength and flexibility.” ( Siedentop
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Exercise for Health and Fitness Some people think that being physically fit means being in good general health. Other people think it means being able to lift a certain amount of weight or being able to run a particular distance in a certain time. There’s actually no single agreed upon definition of physical fitness. One common definition is that physical fitness is a set of attributes that people have or achieve relating to their ability to perform physical activity. Another common definition
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This provides good information to help a consumer determine if a particular food product meet his or her nutritional needs.What is on A Nutrition Facts Label?Food labels are designed to help consumers make healthy food choices. In 1990‚ the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act went into effect. The USDA and the FDA developed these guidelines so that consumers would have access to useful nutritional information to help make smart choices.But how do you make sense of a food label?According to the Nutrition
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hurdle or barrier will slow you down. In America‚ we love sugary drinks even though we know it’s harmful to the human body. We can’t resist. Labels already exist on food and drinks with nutritional facts that may be ignore. It’s better not to have labels on sweet drinks. My three reasons are many ignore nutritional facts‚ sugar not the only cause of obesity and having the opposite effect on labels. Too many warnings could potentially have the opposite effect. Most consumers will continue to buy sweet
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Physical fitness has been defined as a set of attributes or characteristics that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity.The above definition from Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General is the most common currently used definition of physical fitness. It was originally used by Caspersen and has been used extensively. An alternative definition by Howley and Frank that provides additional descriptive information is: Physical fitness is a state
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Rose Esther Marcelin 22/04/14. Fitness and Walking Final Learning Outcome A big thing that I have learned in this call is the health of walking. The walks we went on I enjoyed very much. I learned many things in this class. I learned about strength‚ limitations‚ weaknesses‚ I loved the different paths and routes we walked even though some of them were hard at times. The main things that we were to be taught and learn in this class were know proper fitness walking techniques‚ knowing the
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Ayana Venson University of Phoenix Fitness and nutrition plays a tremendous part in our everyday life. What we choose to eat and how we choose to eat it decides whether we live a healthy lifestyle or we live an unhealthy lifestyle filled with diseases and ailments. I know this for a fact that being obese causes these particular ailments. There are various ways to fix being unhealthy or obese. This happens through practicing proper nutrition and exercise. I am currently considered to be obese
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Nutrition and fitness becomes somewhat of a controversial subject amongst people. What is right and what is wrong when it comes to nutrition and fitness? It seems that depending on the day‚ week‚ or month things change rather quickly. Even for myself‚ depending on what I have seen on the television‚ heard on the radio or read in a magazine. I change my nutritional and fitness goals. It would be much more helpful if everything was more consistent then people would not have a problem following a regime
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Demi Carter WRIT 110 November 19‚ 2012 Alim-Young Fitness Trainer What does it mean to be a fitness trainer? What does it involve? Does fitness training simply involve a love of exercise and the satisfaction gained from teaching others to do the same? These are kinds of questions that a fitness trainer should be able to answer. According to Ferguson’s Career Guide‚ a fitness trainer is a coach and a teacher who blends motivation‚ the right amount of program supervision‚ and appropriate exercise
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NUTRITIONAL NEEDS Protein 4 calories/ g 0.8 g / kg / day Meat Fish Chicken Eggs Dairy Insufficient intake leads to muscle wasting and atrophy Carbohydrates 4 calories / g Starches Sugars (fructose‚ glucose‚ lactose‚ sucrose) and cellulose Fruits Vegetables Milk Grains Insufficient intake results in protein and fat metabolism Fats 9 calories / g Needed for ADEK vitamin absorption Animal products Egg yolks Organ meats (except liver) Butter Cheese Oils Insufficient
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