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The Recovery Of Workouts : Essential For Physical And Mental Health

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Recovery in Workouts: Essential for Physical and Mental Health
Jason C Enos
Western Illinois University
12/14/14

Exercise and its Benefits
What Counts as Exercise? "Physical activity," "exercise," and "physical fitness" are terms that describe different concepts (Caspersen et al, 1985). These definitions become important to help define the focus of the study. Caspersen (1985) goes on to give definitions of each concept. Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that result in energy expenditure. Tufts University (2014) gives examples of physical activity in their study of reducing disabilities in the elderly. Some simple examples include “taking the stairs instead of an escalator, parking in the …show more content…

The degree to which people have these attributes can be measured with specific tests Caspersen et al, 1985. For the purpose of this study we will primarily stay on the topic of exercise and later the recovery process. By these definitions we can count exercise as a weight training routine, any organized activity typically found in a gym (Zumba, spin class, yoga, etc.). Any athletic practice, structured balance exercises, any endurance (jogging, sprinting, marathons, etc.) exercises, and structured strength routines.
Measuring Gains and Losses One controversial but often used measurement technique for measuring the effectiveness of a workout routine is VO2max. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) is considered one of the most important indicators of endurance capacity (Bosquet et al. 2002). Although it is widely used and well established, its determination is still challenging from a methodological point of view (Scharhag-Rosenberger et al, 2011). VO2max traditionally had trouble being defined as a reliable resource or consistent method of measurement (Scharhag-Rosenberger et al, 2011) Abderrahman et al (2013) help us to define an effectiveness on any given training program. There are various techniques used to gain an accurate VO2max reading, including the 20-m shuttle run test (Leger, 1982) or a 12 minute running test. The test can also be recorded with a participant on a bicycle.
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