JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF PHYSICAL FITNESS KESHNI KOKILAKUMAR CLIFTON SPEARS As I walked through the doors of the small yet strangely familiar gym of Ridgeview Middle School‚ thoughts rushed back and forth through my mind. They were simple thoughts‚ though each of them turned into questions. I had signed up through Fulton Virtual Schools‚ and since this was the first time that they were opening the Physical Fitness program to us‚ I couldn’t help but feel slightly anxious. I had already experienced
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Physical Therapy Physical therapists held about 198‚600 jobs in 2010. Physical therapists‚ sometimes referred to as PTs‚ help people who have injuries or illnesses improve their movement and manage their pain. Physical therapists work as part of a healthcare team‚ overseeing the work of physical therapist assistants and aides and consulting with physicians and surgeons and other specialists. Physical therapists also work at preventing loss of mobility by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented
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1. History and meaning of Physical Education. History of Physical Education The Spartans and Athenians were the first to have a type of physical education. Though very different‚ both systems served the people and supplied their needs. The Spartan system was similar to dictatorship‚ a form of government. At the age of seven‚ boys were taken to learn basic military skills while living in barracks. When they reached the age of fourteen‚ they began learning group fighting tactics which would allow
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Physical fitness is related to the optimal physiological conditions of the body‚ which involves performance of the heart‚ lungs‚ and muscles. Many connect physical fitness with the maintenance and improvement of their physical appearance. However‚ what we do with our bodies also affects what we can do with our minds. Physical fitness can improve not only body health but also mental health. Physical exercises improves muscle and strength but also strengthen bones and reduce body fat. Regular physical
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Physical education In most educational systems‚ physical education (PE)‚ (also called physical training (PT) or gym)‚ is a course which utilizes a play or movement exploration setting for the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group‚ the application of these skills‚ and their results. It also can refer to any intramural or extracurricular sportor physical activity students take part of through their school system. It should be noted that unlike other curricula‚ a
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Physical exercise should be a required part of every school day Should physical exercises be a required course in school? People’s opinions are divergent on such a controversial issue. Some may contend that physical excises are so crucial to students that it must be compulsory‚ while others may raise numerous reasons to argue against the requirement. In my point of view‚ I strongly agree with the statement in the topic as the following reasons. First and foremost‚ doing physical exercises is
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Some people think that physical education should no longer be a graduation requirement. Individual school districts may choose to offer that program or eliminate it as a requirement. I think that physical education classes in high school should be a mandatory requirement. First thing that comes to mind would be teenage obesity‚ as big of a problem as it is‚ it is important that physical education classes be mandatory at all grade levels nationwide. The amount of obese youth has more than
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Q. 2 A physical education teacher is trained and educated in athletic training and physical education. The qualities of a P.E. teacher are difficult to assess‚ but easy to spot. Morals‚ character‚ knowledge and communications skills are all good qualities in a physical education teacher. A physical education teacher is trained and educated in athletic training and physical education. The qualities of a P.E. teacher are difficult to assess‚ but easy to spot. Morals‚ character‚ knowledge and communications
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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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After reviewing several articles on the Internet‚ I chose the topic of physical security and an article entitled “Lock IT Down: Don ’t overlook physical security on your network”. This particular article peaked my interest because it addresses the various aspects of physical security that can often be overlooked in a world that is so highly focused on threats of cyberterrorism‚ virus attacks‚ hacking‚ application and network security. What caught my attention was the line‚ “If the server is sitting
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