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    should be started on a "cold" body. Warm-up moves signal your body that more vigorous activity is coming and prevent injury by releasing muscle tension and making the body more flexible. Spend a minimum of five minutes (ten minutes is much better) stretching and limbering up. Stretch just to the point of mild tension (not pain)‚ and then hold the stretch for a slow count of ten. Release and repeat‚ three times in all. Whichever warm-up stretch you choose‚ do not bounce! It only makes your muscles tighter

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    balanced diet on a daily basis. Exercise also increases mental stamina‚ which lets a person work harder for a longer time (which is great for ones golf game)! Golf and flexibility go hand in hand. Flexibility training basically consists of you stretching and expanding your muscles to a certain extent (Appleton). There are plenty of different ways one can incorporate flexibility training in there daily workout and reduce the risk of future injuries by allowing blood to flow to the muscles. Resistance

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    exercise activity will you participate in? Kickboxing 2. Why is the warm-up phase of your training program important? Because‚ fighting is a forever contact sport and the human being is not made to fight that kind of length regularly so proper stretching and warm- ups is good because if your tight you won’t perform as good as you would if you were loose. 3. Why is the cool-down phase of your training program important? Because the muscles will still be active and ready to go more rounds so

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    anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. The risk of using steroids for men include but are not limited to Men may develop: Prominent breasts‚ Baldness‚ and Shrunken testicles. Section 3: Flexibility Workout Log Perform and log stretching exercises for all eight muscles listed below at least three days per week‚ but you may stretch

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    your arms down and bring your feet together again. Start with 25 repetitions and work up to four sets of 25 repetitions each. As you bring your arms up don’t clap your hands. Just bring them up as far as is comfortable. Jumping jacks are good for stretching the muscles in your shoulders‚ back‚ thighs and calves. You might ask how they’re good for reducing belly fat then. It’s because you have to get your metabolism going to reduce fat‚ so this type of exercise essentially does just that. You’re primarily

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    pain is known. Foam rolling remains controversial due to other methods that may have better results in relieving pain or soreness before or after physical activity. Other methods that can be used are massage‚ electronic muscle stimulation‚ and stretching. These methods can all be used to improve one’s performance and help with recovery by relieving pain and soreness from the area that is causing pain. But which method is best to use? Jamie Hale (2003) says that massage is used for both pre and post

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    Module Four Wellness Plan Fill in all logs and answer the reflection questions completely with supporting details. Section 1: Goals Include your goals for each area of wellness before completing the reflection question. 1. 1. Physical- I will be able to lift 75 pounds. 2. 2. Social- I will go to more of the gatherings in my community. 3. 3. Emotional- I will set aside at least two nights a week to spend time with my family. 4. 4. Academic- I will be more focused and try my hardest in school. Goal

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    European Handball – goal shooting European handball is a unique‚ high intensity sport which is best described as a combination of netball‚ soccer and basketball. Two teams with seven players per side verse each other. In order to earn points‚ the handball must be thrown into the goals; this demonstrates the skill of goal shooting which will be the main focus of this report. Characteristics of basketball are seen in the rule that the player must bounce the ball while running. Defending is a common

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    1.   Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of the cardiorespiratory system?    Student Response Correct Answer Feedback A. To transport oxygen     B. To pick up waste products     C. To transport nutrients      D. To produce ATP      Score: 2.5/2.5   2.   A typical resting heart rate for a normal individual is around    Student Response Correct Answer Feedback A. 30bpm     B. 100bpm      C. 60bpm      D. 200bpm     Score:

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    Athlete Profile #3 ‘Davo Dickson’ was thrown from a bull during his training one afternoon. He was tossed into the steel cattle yards‚ screaming in agony he clutched his right forearm which clearly showed signs of bone deformity. Davo is in immense pain and has obvious signs of bone deformity; these are all clear symptoms that he has either broken his right forearm‚ or at the least fractured it. The injury would be identified as a direct hard tissue injury due to the impact his forearm has just

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