Healthy Living: Exercise, Muscle Health, Back Pain & Sports Injuries
The Benefits of Exercise for a Healthy Life
Exercise Benefits: Exercise is good for you. It helps to prevent heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Exercise also helps you to manage weight and to reduce stress. In short, exercising helps extend life and improve its quality.
Heart Disease Causes
High cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, stress, diabetes.
Types of Physical Activity
- Inactive
- Moderately active
- Active with regular exercises
- Active with regular aerobic exercises
10 Tips for Exercising
- Choose
Understanding Factors Affecting Metabolism and Exercise Physiology
Factors Modifying Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)
Factors that modify RMR include body surface area, age, sex, hormones, weather, temperature, and stress.
Energy Costs During Exercise
The measurement of VO2 is very accurate for assessing metabolism at rest and during exercise.
Aerobic Energy Cost
VO2 can be measured in relative or absolute terms. Increasing energy needs cause the metabolism to increase in direct proportion to the work performed. Once a maximum level is reached, aerobic metabolism can be
Read MoreUnderstanding Psychomotor Development and Body Awareness in Education
Psychomotor Content
- Knowledge of one’s body: Laterality and body schema, becoming independent and inter-muscular.
- Motor coordination: Visual-motor and overall dynamics.
- Spatial perception: Body-space.
- Temporal space perception: Rhythm.
- Body Expression.
Three French-Born Pioneers in Physical Education
- J. Le Boulch’s model or “psychokinetics”
- Body education by L. Picq and P. Vayer
- Education experienced through A. Lapierre and B. Aucouturier
Aspects to Consider When Applying Body Language Techniques
- Will of
Soccer Fundamentals: Stages, Techniques, Tactics, and Rules
Benjamin Stage: Objectives
- Knowing the concept of attacking.
- Positions.
- Knowing the concept of defense.
- Understanding the assigned positions in the field and the respectful distribution of the game.
Alevin Stage: Objectives
- Understanding what an attack is and how it is executed.
- This is the stage in which dismarking (support or break) is explained to create free spaces and marking, how it is done, and why it is used.
- How to achieve breadth and depth in the game and why it works.
Basic Techniques
- Controlling
Stress: Understanding and Managing Its Effects on the Body
Stress: Understanding Its Effects
What is Stress?
A state of alert in the body due to an event, phenomenon, or sensation. It manifests as a deregulation of chemical substances (hormones) and psychological changes such as muscle tension, increased blood circulation, and respiration. According to Selye, there are two kinds of stress:
- Positive: A beneficial state that requires maximum effort to deploy qualities.
- Negative: The requirement is perceived as something superior to the body, causing fatigue and
Sports Terminology: Types, Key Terms, and Actions
Common Sports
- Badminton
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Darts
- Football
- Golf
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
Contact Sports
- Boxing
- Judo
- Rugby
Water Sports
- Fishing
- Canoeing
- Kayaking
- Sailing
Winter Sports
- Curling
- Ice Skating
- Skiing
Less Usual Sports
- Croquet
- Fencing
- Polo
Key Terms
- Amateur: An athlete who has never accepted money, or who accepts money under restrictions specified by a regulatory body, for participating in a competition.
- Professional: A skilled practitioner; an expert.
- Basket: Either of the two goals normally elevated ten feet above the floor,