Understanding Physical Qualities: Strength, Speed, Endurance, and Flexibility

Understanding Physical Qualities

Endurance is defined as the capacity that allows us to maintain physical effort for a long time and recover more quickly afterward. Key elements that condition endurance include:

  • Muscular System: Fast and slow-twitch muscle fibers, energy stores, and the ability to remove lactic acid.
  • Nervous System: Coordination of different muscles performing the movement.
  • Circulatory System: The amount of blood circulating through the body determines the ability to transport oxygen
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Intervention and Prevention Programs for Substance Use

Intervention Programs

Program referral to primary care for cardiac reasons, tracking consumption of toxic substances, and psychological assessment to determine if intervention programs would apply. The National Plan on Drugs (PNSD) has different strategies for action against drugs, which can be classified into intervention programs and prevention programs. Due to the characteristics of this patient’s care, and given that the patient was referred by the Emergency Department (ED), they may not be a

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Athletics: Disciplines, Techniques, and Competitions

Athletics: Techniques and Competitions

Running Disciplines

Shares Techniques

Running events can be categorized by distance and type:

  • Speed: 100m, 200m, and 400m
  • Middle-distance: 800m and 1500m
  • Long-distance: 3000m (women’s), 5000m, 10000m, and the marathon
  • Hurdles: 100m hurdles (women), 110m hurdles (men), 400m hurdles, and 3000m steeplechase
  • Relay: 4x100m and 4x400m
  • Race walking: 10km, 20km, and 50km (men)

Running Technique

The running stride has two phases:

  1. Stance phase: This includes landing, which provides
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Early Warning Signs and Educational Adaptations for Children

Warning Signs in Child Development

Alterations may relate to development in general, or specific patterns. These are indicative, so the final determination will be the work of a perceptual and motor specialist.

Developmental Warning Signs:

  1. Any type of deformation previously undetected.
  2. Clumsy and uncoordinated walking.
  3. Complaining of excessive fatigue when walking.
  4. Continued and charged tremor.
  5. Dubious or unsafe movements.
  6. Not measuring distances and often colliding with objects or people.
  7. Giving exaggerated
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Understanding Health, Exercise, and Nutrition

What is Health?

Often associated with the absence of disease, health is more than just not being sick. It’s a state of complete well-being.

Benefits of Physical Exercise

Individuals who engage in regular physical exercise experience significant improvements in their overall health. These improvements are based on the principle of supercompensation, where the body’s systems adapt and become more efficient. After exercise, the body recovers and becomes stronger.

Physiological Adaptations to Exercise

Effects

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Caring for Seniors: Essential Daily Living Support

Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment

  • Environmental Hazards: Caregivers should identify and eliminate environmental hazards.
  • Orientation: Maintain the patient’s orientation by addressing them by name and frequently stating the day, month, time, and place.
  • Consistency: Maintain consistent caregivers and avoid leaving the patient alone with strangers.
  • Routine: Establish a daily program of activities.
  • Space: Use posters and drawings to help the patient identify their space. Keep the space as unaltered
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