Throughout my undergraduate Sport and Exercise Science degree at The University of Birmingham, I became fascinated by the interaction between how we physiologically react to stress and health/behavioural outcomes. It was my dissertation and health psychology module which first aroused this interest, and completing a critical essay, debating whether high or low cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress is the most detrimental to health, further enhanced this passion. Receiving 92% for that piece of work provides evidence of my underlying enthusiasm and work ethic in this area. My passion and thirst for knowledge in the field of behavioural medicine continued to develop throughout my undergraduate study and led to me applying and …show more content…
For example, Professor Anna Whittaker, who is my primary supervisor during my masters, has changed the way we view blunted stress reactivity and thus to work with someone who is so well respected in the scientific community can only help me develop as scientist myself. It is not just the behavioural medicine research which attracted me to apply but the world-class research conducted by the whole of the school of sport, exercise rehabilitation sciences; the great diversity opens the door for many collaborations and would allow for an insight from experts in other fields which would only better my …show more content…
This demonstrates my excellent teamwork and time management capabilities as well as my proficiency at working under pressure; skills that are important as a PhD student. To develop a valuable research insight outside of the laboratory environment, I have also spent time with the sport science team at Derbyshire County Cricket Club. I was able to observe research being conducted with elite athletes in a professional real-world environment. This provided me with a greater awareness of the different types of research that can be accomplished. Alongside my masters, I also represent the university as a postgraduate ambassador where I run tours for prospective students, offer logistical support on open days and promote postgraduate study in general. I was also approached to become a postgraduate teaching associate where I help prepare health psychology students for their upcoming coursework submissions whilst ensuring they understand complex phenomena taught in lectures. During these two roles, I have to adapt my communication style to meet the needs of each individual, and thus my interpersonal skills have advanced. I also help supervise a team of undergraduate students who are completing their dissertation projects, this has allowed me to develop leadership and management proficiencies which will be important as a PhD student and
Sport aerobics is a new exiting performance sport, and like any new sport, is seeking recognition and acceptance as a valuable and worthwhile competitive activity. It is said however, that Sport Aerobics will always struggle for popular support because of pre-existing stereotyped views of sport in Australian society. The purpose of this essay is to challenge stereotyped views of sport in Australian society in order to increase participation in Sport Aerobics. To do this a proposed strategy will be implemented at Nambour High School to challenge stereotyped views of sport and breakdown social barriers to the participation in Sport Aerobics. This strategy involves including Sport Aerobics as a compulsory activity in the junior school physical
A course in the sociology of sport and physical activity should be part of an undergraduate curriculum in a kinesiology program because social issues that impact sports and athletes are often overlooked within kinesiology program despite playing an important role within sports. Kinesiology programs tend to focus on the impact of sport and importance of sport and physical activity and could use the insight that sociology of sport and physical activity can provide. The more we know about the social issues around sport and physical activity, and how to limit them, the more we can understand sport and how to improve it and the equality within it.
“Accept the challenge so that you can feel exhilaration of victory”. This quote was said by George S. Patton is discussion the important role that Athletic trainer should work and work until they win. Who are we are highly qualified multi skilled health care professionals. Also Athletic trainer prevent diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of emergent acute or chronic injuries. Were also known for being high qualified multi skilled health care professional. Being and athletic trainer is a great and hardworking career. That involves meeting new people, dealing with different challenge each day, Also it has moderate schooling.
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In the past thirty years there have been a significant number of studies done to establish a connection between psychological stress and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD refers to the negative change towards the normal process of the heart and blood vessel system (What Is Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)?, online). Psychological stress is defined, but not limited to being a demanding condition in which the normal behavioral conditions are exceeded thus overwhelming the behavioral resources of the organism (Kamarck, 2012). In the world today it has been shown that the impacts of psychological, social, and environmental stressors from daily lives are increasing the physical well being of individuals. Two different types of stressors can attain cardiovascular responses: "acute major life stressors and chronic exposure to continuing stressors" (Dimsdale, 2008). A stressor is any condition which causes stress on an individual. One may be exposed to acute stressors during periods of intense stress that are not regular to one’s lifestyle. Those who are exposed to constant chronic stressors are at an increased risk for hypertension, atherosclerosis, and stroke (Hojt, online). The increased levels of psychological stress present in individuals lives is providing for alarm due to the direct correlation it has with risk for cardiovascular disease.
During a football playoff game, your is driving down the field to score, when the quarterback’s ankle gets stepped on by another player. The athlete, the player, the coach and the fans are all counting on the athletic trainer to get that player ready to go back into the game. The athletic trainer would need to help get the player back on the field if possible.This is why I would like to be an athletic trainer. Athletic trainers specialize in areas of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, assessment, and rehabilitation. With this degree my choices of employment can be numerous from working with a sports team to in the healthcare field.
From taking part in a community theatre group since a young age and continuing this passion into my a-level study, I feel that I have gained much confidence as a person as well as developing my teamwork skills as we had to work in small groups to devise our exam pieces, these are very transferable skills into dentistry. Whilst in y12 I was also selected to take on the role of house captain. During this role I had to conduct many fundraising events both for charity and for the school as well as organising the school’s sports day and leading the younger years during this event which has allowed me to work on my leadership skills. On top of this during the summer of Y11 I took part in the 4 week summer phase of NCS. Whilst on this scheme I took part in many teamwork activities such as problem solving and helping people across the high ropes, as well as spending 5 days independently living in university and cooking for ourselves. This gave me a real insight in what it would be like to live away from home for university and the challenges that this may provide, however the independence I will gain from this is a key skill. In the last 2 weeks of this scheme we organised a fundraising event for the charity ‘Forget me Not’ at Rotherham
Over recent years, the field of kinesiology has broken out in popularity. A particular career that has grown in popularity is athletic training. Not to be confused with personal trainers, athletic trainers help athletes prevent, diagnose injuries, as well as provide emergency and first aid care to injured athletes (Athletic Training). Athletic trainers work in multiple settings, working with athletes of many different skill levels and ages. Some common settings you will find athletic trainers include high schools, colleges, professional sports teams, health clinics, and the military (Job Settings). Athletic trainers work with a variety of people every single day. In a given day athletic trainers can work with other health professions, coaches,
What is Athletic training, and what could someone do with an athletic training degree? Athletic training is a unique field because it requires a strong mental and physical ability. These trainers go by many different titles such as: physician extender, wellness manager, rehab specialist, etc. Many trainers do not work under anyone, as they have their own office outside of the athletic setting. However, these trainer also work in many other places, such as: universities, hospitals and clinics, professional sports fields, military bases, etc. With a degree in this field, one might want, for example, to work in a hospital or clinic, as stated above. What would he/she be responsible for in this particular setting? A trainer working in a hospital would try to ease the pain of the injury and help move the patient through the process of the treatment.
Exercise Science is a field of work that is valued by many. There are different paths for different kind of people whether they are interested in personal training, physical therapy, or even some kind of sports coach. The route I would like to take would be Exercise Science for Athletic Training. I want to be an Athletic Trainer because growing up, I loved playing and watching sports. I played baseball for about 2 years, ran track for 3, and played basketball my entire life. After my high school career, I knew that I could not stay involved in sports because all of the injuries I have experienced so I decided I wanted a job that is behind the scenes but still rooted in athletics.
Becoming an athletic trainer takes long hours of hard work and practice. When becoming an athletic trainer you need to at least a bachelor degree and must be licensed (bls.gov). A four year college is best for an athletic trainer, they will need lots of practice and experience with helping people to get their bachelor degree. You must pay extra attention in science and health classes in high school to be prepared for what classes you have to take in college. In college, programs will include lots of clinical experience like working with one of your college teams, you also have to complete four semesters of clinical experience to graduate (bigfuture.collegeboard.org). The clinical experience will help you prepare for the real to and will give
Evidence of lifting weights can be traced back to the origins of man. As far back as cave painting and scrolls, there exists evidence of weightlifting. Initially as an expression of strength, to competition and functional training, weightlifting has carved its path through the ages. It has taken on a new role in the modern world; athletic training. With an entirely new emphasis in sports on speed, strength, and flexibility; weightlifting is more popular than ever. Unfortunately, young athletes often do more harm than good by injuring themselves lifting. When these uneducated lifters try to jump right into a program, lifting more than they should, an injury is imminent. What is overlooked, is that when weightlifting is done correctly, it has a great potential to prevent injuries instead of cause them. Understanding how the body works, using proper technique on the appropriate lifts, and participating in regular physical activity can greatly reduce the risk of athletic injuries.
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Each bodily physiological system has an individual established set point, or level of balance; however, some fluctuations in these levels are tolerated. The balance of any system can be, and regularly is, disturbed by internal and/or external events of the mechanical, physical, chemical, biological, and/or social types. When this balance is disrupted, and involuntary mobilizations of biological processes are not able to re-establish it, an alarm reaction is activated (Schedlowski and Tewes, 1999). This reaction is referred to as a stress response, and the activating agent is the stressor (Selye, 1936). Recently, studies of stress have shifted from demonstrating relationships between psychological factors and somatic outcomes, to investigations of the mediational pathways involved in these associations. For example, (Cohen and Williamson, 1991) have built on the work of Lazarus’ model by suggesting that once an environmental event is encountered, it is appraised, and an affective response is made.
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