Exercise and Group Training

Identify two types of standards used with health-related physical fitness tests. Provide an overview of one physical fitness test (i.e., identify components of physical fitness and how they can be measured and evaluated, who receives the test results information etc.). Explain the influence of heredity on students’ ability to perform well on physical fitness tests.

O B J E C T I V E S 1. To define these terms used in describing muscle physiology: multiple motor unit summation, maximal stimulus, treppe, wave summation, and tetanus. 2. To identify two ways that the mode of stimulation can affect muscle force production. 3. To plot a graph relating stimulus strength and twitch force to illustrate graded muscle response. 4. To explain how slow, smooth, sustained contraction is possible in a skeletal muscle. 5. To graphically understand the relationships between passive, active, and total forces. 6. To identify the conditions under which muscle contraction is isometric or isotonic. 7. To describe in terms of length and force the

Upon getting approved for funding and recruited the needed participants, I then plan to bring the participants to do pre-test measurements. To begin the study, I would have all participants take five swings to determine their personal maximum distance. Next, I will have my participants travel to the Turner Center at the University of Mississippi to determine their maximum weight they are able to bench press and squat for the weight training aspect of the study. For the resistance training, I plan to utilize numerous exercises, among these include, but not limited to: bench press, squat, wrist curls, bicep curls, and leg press. I will require my participants to train three days a week. This will allow them to have a rest day in between work-out days so they are not causing too much stress on their body. There is also the risk of injuries that could affect how the participants are able to weight train.

Power is the rate at which work is performed. It has a speed component to it, unlike strength. The explosive aspect of strength is referred to as maximal muscular power and is the functional application of both strength and speed of movement (Kenney, Wilmore, & Costill, 2015). The Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnt) has been proven to be a tool that is reliable for assessing muscular power, endurance and fatigue. A study was completed in order to determine the relationship between upper body strength and power and on the upper body anaerobicperformance. A bench press and bench press throw was used to determine upper body anaerobic performance and was measured during an arm ergometry WAnt (Lovell, Mason, Eagles, Shewring &Mclellan,2011).

The contents included in this report will outline; the meaning of fitness, components of fitness, measurements and evaluation of physical performance capacities, the three energy systems, oxygen consumption and delivery, training methods and training principles.

My three sisters showed interest in joining the exercises and so I came up with exercise plans that I believed would benefit all of us and we have been carrying out these workouts regularly for nearly two years now. Each time we exercise I try to alter the routine a little to keep things interesting and we have all noted improvements in strength and endurance. The experience of planning the exercises and instructing a small group has helped to shape and reinforce my interest in learning the best ways to go about improving fitness and health. My many years of gymnastics training taught me a lot about people’s physical capabilities and how dedicated training can be used to achieve tasks that seemed impossible, as well as the joy of achieving those tasks and feeling physically healthy.

In Total Fitness and Wellness: Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance, Stephen L. Dodd, Erica M. Jackson and Scott K. Powers provide everyday benefits of muscular strength and endurance. Examples such as climbing a flight of stairs, carrying a heavy book bag across campus, or moving boxes from point A to point B are demonstrated.

When joining an exercise program, a client is usually given a choice to take part in group classes or one-on-one private classes with a trainer. Trying to choose which option would be the best fit may be a difficult decision. However, with the high cost of working with a private trainer, many feel that exercising as part of a group will give them an adequate workout. Many studies have shown that in the end, taking part in a group exercise

I will have two groups both containing 5 people, in total 10 people all are males, one group contains people who practice an aerobic exercise on a daily-basis (soccer and basketball), while the other group contains people who do not practice an

The group consisted of 117 female and 73 male students, with an average age of 20.22 years old. All students registered in Kinesiology 2276 were expected to complete a 10 minute online survey to receive a grade. Participants who were not registered in 2276 were not included in the study. No data was excluded from the results. The data was collected and compiled by graduate students and results were discussed during a lecture.

Good job on your post. Strengthening exercise as you noted can help to prevent low bone density. Low bone density is also known as Osteoporosis which is the most common type of bone disease that affects older adult. Osteoporosis makes the bones fragile and prone to fracture. It is reported that “about half of all women over the age of 50 will have a fracture of the hip, wrist, or vertebra (bones of the spine) during their lifetime” (University of Maryland Medical Center, 2016). This is why strengthening exercise is important because it help to improve bone density. Some of the exercises recommended to prevent low bone density or osteoporosis are weight-bearing exercises such as walking, jogging, playing tennis and dancing. Others are balance

This exercise is very helpful for team building because teammates have the opportunity to know more about each other. The things you know from this exercise aren’t just the common activities or information that you can get from your daily activities. The information in this exercise is personal and

One thing is for certain though whatever your goal you want to do compound exercises that work multiple muscle groups at the same time. Stay away from machines and exercises that isolate specific muscles. This is because the muscles of your body were meant to work together. When you do these types of exercises you exert so much force that your body goes into a state of metabolic shock and burns calories at a higher rate long after the workout is over.

I set out to find out answers. I know how group fitness affected me emotionally and physically, but I wanted other points of views. I set up structured interview questions with a somewhat random informant selection of people. I wanted to stay consistent, so I handed out and emailed the prepared questions to regular participants. Participants that spend more than five hours a week inside the group fitness studio. Their ages ranged from twenty-four years old to seventy two years old and the length of their participating extended from six months to thirty seven years. I asked basic questions from what their favorite class is and how they feel before and after class, to describing a particular experience they’ve had within a group fitness class. I wanted to know how they felt during a class. I sought out the reasons that kept them coming back. All these questions leading up to the big one: How group fitness affected them emotionally and physically. I continued my research observing while participating in group fitness classes.

2. Explain the purpose and benefits of fitness testing drawing on examples from your chosen activity (5 marks):