Reflection Paper On Exercise

The first time I realized I wanted to specialize in medicine was when my father took me to the fire station when I was around the age of fourteen. He began to show me images of different cases and trauma scenes they had participated in. Since then, I have constantly asked my dad questions about different calls and scenarios about patients he has rescued. By having a father in the medical field and continuing to take science and medical courses throughout high school, I began to learn more about medicine throughout the years. Deciding to partake in these courses further advanced my understanding in medicine. These courses helped it become clear to me that the medical field is something I continuously

Often many people dwell on their failures and dream about a time where they can go back in time and do things differently. I recall the summer transitioning from junior year to my last year in high school, I aspired to be thin like the models you see on TV or in any of the magazines. I decided to take it upon myself to exercise daily and limit my diet to healthier options. This method however, was taking too long for me, I needed to find a quicker way. My obsession with perfection took over and I began watching my caloric intake too closely. I consumed 500 calories a day and advanced my workout routine. I ran 2 miles in the morning, went home to sleep for a couple of hours and then went to Volleyball practice followed by another run. Eventually, after three months or so I grew so tired and so weak that I had to cut down on my workouts.

1. Calculate the temperature of the parcel at the following elevations as it rises up the wind-ward side of the mountain:

For my exercise goals I’ll begin by bike riding two to three times a week. I’ll also play a few games of basketball once in a while to add variety to the ways I am getting a good cardiovascular exercise. On my job I am actively moving or walking for about 3 to 4 hours a day, but that doesn’t get my heart rate elevated enough to be considered a vigorous workout. Secondly, continuing my current workout plan of weight lifting, pushups, and sit ups is fundamental for muscle growth and maintaining a consistent weight. Having difficulties with digestion is difficult to maintain a consistent weight, so identifying and maintaining a workout regimen and proper dieting will help regulate my weight.

What I plan to do in activity 3 is put a superman plush toy inside the brown bag and let Abigail feel it. Once Abigail felt the brown bag I gave her a piece of paper and told her to draw whatever she wants. Also when she touches the brown bag she says she felt something soft like a plush toy. I provided Abigail with scissors, glue, paper and crayons and she actually used all the materials. While she drew I put some music because in all the activities that I have done with her she always enjoys the music. I notice that in her drawing she didn’t drew the brown bag, she actually drew whatever she wants. I notice that she drew a house, flower and triangle. When Abigail finish her drawing I told her to open the brow bag and her respond

Incidental exercise is where you are doing little chunks of physical activity whilst you are living you daily lives, such vacuuming and mowing the grass. In these activities you are using more than one muscle with the pushing and pulling motion, because you are using your muscles they need oxygen that's where you heart steps in.your heart beats faster and your breathing rate increases.If you don't exercise your muscles they start to make acid and that makes tiny tears in your muscles and stops them from growing With doing these activities at home you can lower your blood pressure and reducing strain on your heart also

I already had an extremely busy routine, maintaining a 3,7 GPA in college prep classwork, daily golf practice, volunteering through my school and my church, SAT / ACT prep. Add to that a very full tournament & travel schedule including at least 16 multi-day tournaments nationally. How would I find the time to get fit? After many excuses & false starts, in March 2016 I committed to making a change. I needed to be healthier, and needed to improve my physical fitness and stamina to continue to improve as an athlete. I began eating a low carb, high protein diet and going to the gym as a guest every day with two of my friends. I began to see changes in my body and health and became even more motivated by seeing the results from my hard work. It became easier to manage my studies and all my other activities around my commitment to health and fitness. I earned my own gym membership and began to work out every day, even during my travel to golf tournaments. This summer I traveled throughout Florida, to Alabama, Georgia, Arizona, and Tennessee for tournaments and

Furthermore, during this week, I met with Linda two times, each time for two hours and discussed in more detailed the "process improvement" project that she is working on. When I began my practicum at Chicago Proton Center, one of my practicum objectives was to be able to describe the Project management and Process improvement.Thus, most of my time this week was spent learning about this project and pleased to say that I successfully achieved this goal. Subsequently, I will explain in more details what are the various parts that go into this project, the general process of how the project was initially planned, developed, and completed. While the center struggles to meet its projected patients volume, Linda's project focuses to increase patients volume by improving communication across the departments within organization, to identify the issues that other departments have that affect the overall patient flow in the Chicago Proton Center.

So, in the summer, when all my friends slept until noon, I wake up every morning at four to exercise at CrossFit. There were times when I wanted to give up and sleep after a year of exam driven sleep deprivation, but every time that happened, I saw my steadfast father fight through exhaustion, I saw my unfit body, and I saw a lifetime of heart disease ahead of me. With that motivation, I kicked the covers off the bed and jump out with gusto to get my day started. School has started, and I continue with the same vigor as I did in the summer. Balancing classes, clubs, internships, dance, and now exercising, my schedule has never been more jam-packed, but I have never been happier. Inspiration got me started, but after 3 months, positive attitude and habit kept me going, and I have no intention of stopping. I realized that when you stop making excuses and own up to your own faults, you can accomplish anything if you make a regimen and stick with

After a class discussion about making working out more creative, I made a change in my plan. Rather than doing the same workout each week, I decided to adjust my new behavior to three or more 30-60 minute workouts with a cardio element. The second phase of this experience was faced with challenges, but the update in my plan was helpful. The fourth week I still did not meet my goal, but I did complete one run and another cardio workout. Having my sponsor checking up on me was what helped me over this lag, I did not like telling her I was failing, so her accountability encouraged me to do better going forward. I also begin incorporating friends into my workouts. By the fifth week I was recommitted. I worked out well over thirty minutes three times, two of which were with friends. This week was positive for me, as it showed me that working out could be fun. I believe this shift in thinking was the most valuable lesson during this experience. I needed this new way of thinking because in high school I only ran because I belonged to the cross country and track teams. I felt pressure form my teammates, coaches, parents, and myself to workout. Although it was fun at times, I was doing it because I felt I had to. Now that I am in college, nobody tells me to workout and I am accountable to nobody but myself. Realizing working out can be fun, and adding in my friends, is what propelled my last three weeks. I successfully met my

Regardless of the fact I had no idea what I was doing, I was desperate to just get something done. I did push-ups and sit-ups before I went to sleep every single day, along with jogging on my treadmill in the basement every other day for a whole year. I saved up my allowance, and bought a pull-up bar and a pair of dumbbells. I used all the equipment at my disposal for the duration of that year. My motivation sprung from the fact that I could actually see my progression; I doubled the amount of push-ups and sit-ups I could do, I was able to run at higher speeds, and I could even do one pull-up. I decided to take it to the next step, and signed up for weight training my junior year. This was a class where you follow a strict weight training program in the school’s weight room. Most people signed up to knock off a required gym credit, and fooled around instead of following their plan. I was one of the few people who actually did what they were supposed to, which was lift. I followed my training plan to a T the whole year, and I can say it was the best decision I’ve made in a while. I’ve lost 4% of my body fat while gaining around 20 pounds of muscle ever since my junior year. I am in the best shape of my life as a result. Now in my senior year, I am happily taking the class

My days used to be packed with hours in a dance studio, rehearsing, stretching, choreographing and taking classes. I did not consider it to be exercise, because in my head, working out was something that you did not enjoy, but was essential for your health. I had no need to actively go to a gym because of the amount of physical energy dance required. I was forced to quit dancing a year ago due to my academic load in senior year. It was a huge change for my body, as I had been dancing full-time since I was 8. However, since I did not have a previous habit of going to the gym, I had a difficult time developing it anew. I decided to use this opportunity to help myself create a new routine in my lifestyle.

Every fourth-year teacher trainees will have to conduct practicum and will work under the guideline of their associate teachers and supervisors. The purpose of doing the practicum are to put training into practice, to become accustomed to teaching in the tertiary school settings, and to develop and expand each trainee’s teaching expertise and confidence. In the following paragraph, I will express what I have learnt from doing practicum to reflect on my past teaching strengths and weaknesses from the teaching practicum.

The articles by Erikson et al., Gatz, Korol et al., and Draganski et al. explore the concept of increased physical activity and/or mental activity having effects on the cognitive function and development or deterioration of the brain as we age. Although I agree that physical exercise is critical in increasing cognitive function because of the health benefits it provides, as well as the increased blood flow and circulation throughout the body, I ultimately believe that a healthy brain is not achieved solely by physical exercise or mental exercise, but both. I think there is a link between physical and mental exercise, and that the combination of these two activities creates higher cognitive functioning of the mind as well as the body. The mind and body come together and meet to make an overall healthy individual.

I began to slack off on my exercising, being that I could already lift a great deal more than any of my friends, not to mention I had gained an additional five pounds bringing my total weight gain to twenty pounds. Adding even more difficultly to maintaining my exercise routine, I took on a career as a traveling salesman, requiring me work long days and living out of hotels most of the year. I also continued in poor eating, abuse alcohol, and sleep for only a few hours a night. Over the next two years of irregular and undedicated exercise, I had lost ten pounds and nearly all my strength. I began to notice my life style had suddenly taking a toll on my overall health, sending me to the emergency room on several occasions. I soon realized that I needed to make a change in my life style or it was going to destroy me. I again turned to exercise for the answers I needed to make the change. I had heard many times before, while talking to other people who worked out, that it is very important to eat healthy, get enough sleep, and avoid alcohol if I wanted to see results from exercising. I was always quick to brush off advice like this, because I seemed to be making progress without following such strict rules, but I knew now that I need to make a change. I set out to achieve a healthy life style and began to use exercise as a source of