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    When looking at Randomized Physical Activity people are looking at any given exercise or sport that meets the given requirements of the Physical Therapist such as vigorous sports like basketball, hockey, football that get the heart rate up and blood flowing. Other options may include sprints or High Intensity Interval Training, if a person does not prefer sports. No specific plan of exercise is given to the subject, just the amount of days to perform said exercise. The most common use of these exercises

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    incorporate a variety of physical activities in order to make it easier for me to become active on a regular basis. I chose physical activities that I would find enjoyable and even discovered new physical activities that I had not tried before to be very enjoyable, like power yoga and racquetball. The second week of using Training Peaks was when I began to be physically active on a regular basis, which was 5-7 days a week. I made sure to invest at least half an hour in each physical activity I would partake

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    Regular physical activity can help reduce risk for numerous ailments and health conditions and help to improve one’s overall quality of life. Enhanced physique often comes along with a good fitness schedule, keeping one motivated. Fitness is the condition of being physically fit and healthy, however becoming active, staying active or boosting your level of physical activity is difficult for some to achieve. No matter what the circumstance, the health benefits of physical activity far outweigh

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    The activity this week is based on value and ethics. We chose our team this week and our team was assigned to role-play based on SBAR. Our team divided ourselves into different healthcare professionals to effectively communicated and facilitated our patient. I was given the part of being a Physical Therapist and had to evaluate and recommend proper therapy to my patient. I believe I was successful in my evaluation and recommendation based on my knowledge of a Physical Therapist. I thought the activity

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    engaging in physical activity such as running boosts high-density lipoprotein, otherwise known as good cholesterol, and reduces triglycerides (Mayoclinic.org, 2016). A study carried out covering 55,000 participants found that over a fifteen-year period, participants who exercised for an average of 50 minutes a day were less likely to contract Life in the contemporary world continues to become increasingly diverse and demanding. Not only are the financial and social aspects crucial, but physical fitness

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    For Project YOU, I decided this was an appropriate chance to affectively incorporate some physical activity into my life. As a Nutritional Sciences student, I tend to eat a relatively healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. As former dancer and athlete, I enjoy exercise, but I seldom “have time” to make exercising a priority. Recently, I had experienced weight basis in March from my own doctor at a gynecology appointment. When I responded with, “I’m focused on dealing with my alcoholism

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    many people lack the proper nutrition and health fitness that our body needs on a daily basis. As we are challenged everyday with different activities we take on, we are also challenged with technology. Technology not only has changed psychological parts of life, but the historical and sociological parts of life as well. How can we implement more physical activity? That’s a great question. Many people seem to forget their charger when they go out, or either on their phone so much while enjoying a night

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    Physical Activity: An Every Day Problem Lack of physical activity is a serious problem that the United States is having to deal with daily in today’s society. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, physical activity is defined as “any body movement that works your muscles and requires more energy than resting” (2011). Physical activity is commonly associated with improving one’s health, especially the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. The benefits supplementary to physical

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    Physical Activity versus Extra Sleep

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    Physical Activity versus Extra Sleep Obesity and overall health can be affected by both the amount of sleep you get, and with the amount of physical activity you do. Increasing your physical activity and the intensity you perform the activity will help fight obesity and improve your overall health. When a person loses weight their overall Active Energy Expenditure (AEE) is reduced, but with a reduced body weight people tend to be more physically active which will overcome the reduced AEE (Bonomi

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    Physical Activity Among the Youth “The greater the amount of physical activity engaged by the youth, the greater the health benefit (Rachele). In a different era, children used to roam the streets on their bikes going to a friend’s house; they would play tag, football, and other games just to pass the time. However, with the latest developments in modern technology, regular physical activity has declined for the average child. More children are opting to stay inside watching television or playing

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