Fitness ’ The New Mantra Is it a Fad or a Lifestyle Fitness is suddenly a new buzzword.Everybody is talking about keeping themselves fit .It has caught the fancy of the people of all ages ‚shapes and sizes .Our neighbourhoods have seen a mushrooming of gymnasiums and spas. Earlier they were seen only in five star hotels but now can be seen at every street end or a part of every society .It has become customary for every society to have a ‘gym’ also .This phenomenon can be partly attributed
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Fads are foolish. Although some fads and fashion trends are “harmless” and really don’t seem to harm anything‚ there are some which are potentially dangerous and otherwise harmful. In the Scarlet Pimpernel‚ the fad to follow was the Scarlet Pimpernel himself. People enjoyed the thrill of following his every move‚ and anticipating what he would do next. They could root for either him‚ or France‚ and they could guess as to what his next escape would be. This particular fad wasn’t necessarily bad
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Fads are generally short-lived. However‚ there have been several fads that surmassed incredibly large crowds of followers. These fads became so large so quick that they entwine with American culture and then spread like wildfire. There are three main factors in how well a fad will do. The first is who is exhibiting the fad. Secondly‚ how easy the fad is for the populous to duplicate. Last is the change in the environment the fad makes. These three factors are the reason why some fads‚ such as the
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Speech Topic: College Fitness Speech Title: How To Stay Fit in College Speech Type: Informative Audience Analysis Knowledge: Many listeners have 1st hand knowledge on what it’s like being a college kid‚ specifically the problem of being broke and busy in college and how hard it is to prioritize personal fitness‚ however‚ this knowledge probably goes without the knowledge of the techniques of staying fit even with a hectic lifestyle. Attitudes: The audience more than likely feels some disdain
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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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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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Fitness has always been a part of my life. I am not going to lie‚ I did struggle with it during my younger years. I was what people call a “fat middle-schooler” because when I was 12 years old‚ I weighed 150 pounds. But the catch was‚ I was still very athletic. I played sports year round like soccer‚ flag football‚ and mostly basketball‚ all physical sports‚ but still could not loose the weight. My mom‚ just like every other mom who does not want to hurt their children’s feelings‚ always told me
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Physical Fitness The general definition of physical fitness is “a set of attributes that people have or achieve relating to their ability to perform physical activity” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS]‚ 1996). The two types of physical fitness most identified are health-related physical fitness and skill-related physical fitness. Health-related physical fitness relates to functional health. It is believed that all students can improve their health status through daily physical
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The benefits of a bespoke physical fitness program. An emergency organization such as the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service cannot‚ even for one second‚ fail in its sacred responsibilities to respond instantaneously and manage successfully the myriad risks that confront the citizenry. The general nature of the fire service demands a critical level of fitness to perform vast emergency functions and fire fighters must be physically and mentally prepared to meet the occupational challenges. This impeccable
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Cardiovascular fitness is the practice of utilizing and transporting oxygen in the process using your heart lung and organs. The practice of this can improve the pumping of the blood and oxygen to the body making it more efficient and easier to release oxygen therefore improving your exercising techniques. An important fact about cardiovascular fitness is the maximum volume of oxygen you body can retain is VO2 Max. There are many forms of exercising and practicing cardiovascular fitness. Some examples
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