In California State University, Northridge, the Applied Fitness Lab acted as an apparatus to assist students and clients in addressing and understanding how physical activity can alter health risks, such as physical inactivity and obesity. In the modern working environment, many professions require employees to work behind desks for many hours. Therefore, it reduces the amount of physical activity that a person will receive during their life causing an increase in physical inactivity. A person is classified as physically inactive when they do not meet the recommended level of normal physical activity. Current research suggests that physical inactivity is inversely correlated to with the risk obesity (Pradinuk, Chanoine, Goldman, 2011). Obesity, is a result of physical inactivity in large body populations, is a growing health …show more content…
Cardiorespiratory warm up exercises were greatly focused on so that there will be an increase of blood flow to initiate her voluntary skeletal muscles for work. According to ACSM, “CFR is related to the ability to perform large muscle, dynamic, moderate – to – high intensity exercise for prolonged periods of time and reflects the functional capabilities of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and relevant muscles…”(p. 318). There will be an increase in heart rate and stroke volume, which cause cardiac output to increase linearly with an increase in exercise intensity, therefore, increasing the blood flow to working muscles. Push, pull, hinge, squat, groundwork, and carry exercises were implemented to help her reinforce her shoulder joint function, her coordination, balance, and overall muscular endurance of her body. Exercises that involves large muscle recruitment were enforced because large muscle recruitment will cause her to burn more calories due to increase in intensity which will cause greater energy
Physical activity is one of the last things some people worry about. With the busy lives and constant advances in electronics, there are thousands of other things to do before going for a fun pops into a person’s mind. But at what point do you really need to go for that dreaded run? Physical inactivity has shown increased risk in premature death, as well as increased risk in a number of different diseases. Not only does physical activity provide a person with obvious physical benefits, but it also helps Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and people with depression by reducing symptoms.
There are many definitions to theory. According to Akers (2009) “theories are tentative answers to the commonly asked questions about events and behavior” (Akers, (2009, p. 1). Theory is a set of interconnect statements that explain how two or more things are related in two casual fashions, based upon a confirmed hypotheses and established multiple times by disconnected groups of researchers.
Health monitoring allows you to discover and treat health problems early, before consequences. Many psychological disorders, cancers, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders can be prevented by monitoring health and incorporating physical activity and exercise; for example: depression, breast cancer, obesity, cardiomyopathy, emphysema, and osteoarthritis. There are primary benefits that can be received from engaging in exercise or physical activity. One of the main benefits is reducing the risk of premature death: “it is been estimated that people who were physically active for approximately 7 hours a week have a 30 to 40% lower risk of dying early than those who are active less than 30 minutes per week” (Kohl & Murray 2012). It's clear that research has found the importance of avoiding inactivity and that even a little physical activity is better than none at all; due to dose response relation between poor health and the amount of physical activity.
There are many reasons why the American Heart Association recommends at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week (3). Exercise has many proven benefits for the human body including physiological, mental and preventative aspects. Usually, one of the main ideas behind exercise is weight loss or healthy weight maintenance and this is crucial in preventing or regressing many diseases. Obesity is quickly becoming a global epidemic, and in the United States alone over the last two decades there have be...
Due to the strong and growing evidence in scientific literature on the beneficial effects of physical activity on health and well-being, the importance of Clinical Exercise Science has increased. Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Exercise, is a subcategory of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful in the sense that the improvement or maintenance of one or more components of physical fitness is the objective (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/pa/en/; last accessed on 30 April 2016). Generally speaking, Clinical Exercise Science is an applied clinical branch which deals with the application of various exercise modalities for
other hand, obesity accounts for about 13 percent of children in the United States, which is why physical education programs should be one of the last things to go. They also help students release the stress they have built up through out the day and teach them the ...
One of the major reasons for such high rates of obesity is in the workplace. Many people have little time to spare for healthy habits because of work. Having a lunch hour means that for some people, the fastest, easiest way to get lunch is to go to a fast food restaurant. And then most people wake up fairly early to go to work, then are exhausted when they get home, meaning they won’t take the time to exercise or cook a healthy meal. They wind up going home to sit on the couch and watch TV, which is partly what they did at work all day. Many people are sitting down all day. They don’t have...
Both adults and children spend a lot of time watching the television, playing video games and researching or chatting on the computer. These lifestyle changes encourage sedentary behavior. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that in their study, obesity was calculated across the nation. In 2010 “no state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%” compared to a maximum of 15% to 19% in 15 to 20 states in 1994 (CDC, 2011). Physical inactivity and high calorie intake from processed food have made big changes to our health.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1996). Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
The third thing I am taking away from this class is the importance of being physically active, a factor that plays an important role in longevity and decreases the risk of premature deaths in people. Furthermore, studies strongly support the theory that physical activities play a significant role in physical activity and all-cause mortality, with people who were physically active being less likely to die throughout the follow-up study period (Fahey, Insel, & Roth 2013). The book also went on to explain that based on the evidence collected, 2.5 hours or 150 minutes of physical activity weekly are appropriate in lessening the all-cause mortality (p. 10).
This study investigated the barriers and enablers of physical activity in various workplaces. Thematic analysis that ensued provided relevant clues into understanding workers’ plight in the workplace with regard to actively participate into physical activity. Sedentary behavior settled in with time, given the amount of hours workers spent at work daily. It was equally important to bring into light factors that influenced workers behaviors so they could inform recommendations about physical activity for workers’ moral, motivation, and keeping healthy.
Lack of exercise is the cause of most health-related issues today. Americans are becoming ill every second from lack of exercise, yet nothing is being done to prevent these diseases. Diet plans and exercise programs are advertised in every corner, yet they are ignored. Many disorders and diseases are preventable, and even curable without the aid of modern technology. Regardless, the illnesses are at an all time high and show no sign of declining. What many individuals fail to realize is how essential fitness is to life. It is imperative in order to sustain a healthy lifestyle for many reasons.
Sedentary lifestyles have greatly contributed to obesity, and to the diseases affecting to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. It has been shown that physical inactivity reduces our strength, results in low energy levels, and causes obesity. It is therefore very essential to ensure we that lead a physically active life. Exercising regularly is the key to a healthy life. However, this is hampered by factors like lack of motivation, time and money.
Ageing is a common process in life. With ageing, functional capabilities deteriorate and lead to major risk in health. So for older people, keeping them physically active is an important role in their healthy ageing. This will help them to maintain their independence and value their life as long as they live. Engaging in physical activity will reduce the risk of chronic conditions and improve the state of mind and well being. Being physically active by participating in regular physical activities has a major health advantage which has been well documented. Despite the advantage of day to day physical activity a large number of older people go ahead with their inactive way of life. This study was conducted in older people who live in LTC about their barriers in performing the physical activity. In 2007, WHO urged the researchers to conduct a study on the reasons of physical inactivity in older adults. This study was able to improve patient outcomes due to the fact that older people are aware of the importance of keeping themselves active and having a meaningful, healthy ageing life.