Essays on Physical Fitness

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Introduction It is a common knowledge that exercise is good for the health. However, only a people few exercises regularly. The National Center for Health Statistics in the United States, for instance, reports that barely half or only 49% of the adult population meets the standard guidelines for aerobic exercise while only 20.9% are meeting the guidelines for aerobic and muscle strengthening exercise (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). With almost 80% of adults not getting the recommended exercise, health experts are becoming increasingly worried about its impact to the health and well-being of individuals and society ...

My name is and I was born on the 23rd of December, 1988 in Keelung, Taiwan. My parents were and . I have one older brother who works as a firefighter for the FDNY. He also was part of EMT (FDNY) for 3 years. My family immigrated to the United States in 1994. Our only support here was my uncle . He is the only one from our family who speaks English. We moved to the United States because my parents wanted me and my brother to have a good education and have a better job. It was really hard for ...

Family Health Wellness Behaviors

During this interview process, it became apparent that a once healthy vibrant energy has become dim and saddened by life's circumstances. When we take the eleven health patterns that were assessed during this interview process we can evaluate that most of the answers needed intervention. Many areas were lacking a holistic heath approach to her lifestyle. The interviewee shall be recognized as T.M. within the writings of this paper

The Health Perception

There is a decreased sense of health status as well as the value of heath promotion. Smoking, weight gain, unhealthy eating habits and lack of motivation are key factors to ...

Introduction

The transgender policy was created through a comprehensive and inclusive process involving the leadership of all armed services, members of transgender services, medical experts, advocacy groups, and the Rand Corporation (Defense.gov, 2017). It was to serve members openly so that they may no longer be discharged, and isolated from the military because of being transgender people. Moreover, the policies were to be implemented in stages by addressing the needs of the present service members, commanders as well as the whole force, and ultimately, the forces were to recruit based on transgender.

PART A

The paper is to address the experiences of ...

Shoes Business in Switzerland

Two forms of market segmentation for your shoes, and support your choices. Then, identify two (2) target markets for each segment, and explain those choices Footwear industry business is becoming more complex and competitive in the global arena. According to Kotler, et.al, (2015), the successful manufacturers are the trendsetter at present, and the retail organizations are putting higher emphasis on the market segmentation to increase their market share. In this case, we will consider the company that produces shoes for both males and females, and trying to market its product in Switzerland. In Switzerland, the company will practice geographical ...

Stress is a critical psychological trauma that affects human body functioning, and without a formidable management plan, it might lead to fatalities. Therefore, adopting a viable exercising platform is necessary for managing stress and other factors that trigger it. These are the relaxation norms that provide optimal conditions for the body in dealing with stress. The first and a cardinal relaxation technique refer to exercising. Physical exercise is considered the main point that reduces the rate of coronary heart diseases. Indeed, a person who engages in physical fitness had 62% lower chances of heart diseases (327). Besides, stress increases ...

Literature Review

The literature review was conducted in relevant academic journals that relate to elementary school-aged obesity. In essence, the review was carried out on home-based interventions, school-based interventions effectiveness, and sustainability of the methods adopted in curtailing obesity.

Obesity Epidemic

Childhood obesity is linked with severe health risks. Primarily, obesity is associated with diabetes mellitus, increased risk of coronary heart disease, orthopedic complications, and more stress on weight-bearing joints, and lastly, it is a cause of pediatric hypertension (CDC, 2016). Moreover, hospital costs associated with the treatment of obesity are dramatically high. Besides, being obese can set back children psychosocial status. In ...

Marcus Simpson

Columbia Southern University Abstract This research studies various evidences that support the beneficial effect of sports on youth. These beneficial effects of sports can be an enriching experience for those who are not born into a favorable environment. It also promotes good eating habits and lifestyle in children. Any sport helps to keep the child physically active. 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity is recommended for children aged 5-17 years, so as to remain physically fit. It also helps to reduce body fat and prevents cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. A total of 30 original studies on the ...

1. Selecting a Customer The customer who is selected as a target for the new brand is Doris, the 27-year-old woman who was pegged as a ‘shop-a-holic’. From the description, Doris is always on the look-out for things to shop and the only other activity aside from shopping is staying fit. As such, she is dynamic, single, and has work to support personal needs. Doris therefore fits the profile of the target client whose personality would fit the features and function that the product and brand would project . 2. Appropriate product or apparel for the customer Since Doris is ...

Introduction

The academic sector is increasingly being scrutinised because to its statues and significance in a world that is progressively becoming competitive and dependent on performance. Academic achievement can only be conceptualized in the context of its contribution to the realization of varied objectives in diverse economic sectors around the world. This paper examines the scope and extent of academic endeavours and the efforts that are currently being implemented to support academic achievement in institutions of learning. The reader should be able to reflect on issues and challenges that influence education and related activities in different environments. The information contained ...

Sports is viewed as a good thing for youth. It offers a number of health and social benefits. It helps control negative behavior and promotes team spirit. These beneficial effects of sports can be an enriching experience for those who are not born into a favorable environment. It also promotes good eating habits and lifestyle in children. Though sports present certain safety risk that prevents parents from encouraging children to take up sports; by taking precautions, most of the danger associated with sports can be prevented. The paper review various research evidences that support the beneficial effect of sports ...

Introduction

The world is now experiencing a shift from the industrial age to the digital or information age. Though most industries have reduced the need for manual labor force and shifting to the use of automated machines, the health of employees will always remain in some form of risk. Because of the several instances of unhealthy environment in the work place, employees feel stressed, and they can suffer from much worst ailments. Our natural environment has also changed a lot because of the developments in the society. The air that we breathe is now very polluted. Water and land pollution ...

A proper physical fitness plan needs to fit into one’s daily routine. In most cases, exercise is an integral part of a daily activity other than the main one. It follows that on needs to prioritize the activities based on three principles. First, are the events or venues reachable? I choose places for exercise that are near my area of resident such that I do not spend a lot of time traveling to and from the venues. It is important to note that physical exercise might be exhausting or go to into late nights or early mornings. Therefore, ...

Christianity and Physical Fitness

Christianity generally reveres John 3: 16 to be the most important scripture that guides Christian life because it assures believers about the existence of eternal life. Since God desired that man becomes a physical being by giving him food and labor according to Genesis 1:28-31; it is imperative that I also build on that to make my physical disposition in good shape. Exercise and training indeed prepare the physical body of a Christian for eternal life. This is because; training enables a person to preserve well the temple of God such that it can exist in this state even ...

A High-Intensity Interval Training, Circuit Training, Zumba and boot camp training programs are discussed below vividly considering the types of workout or classes, the levels of intensity involved, the muscular strength impact of each program and whether the programs give more of health fitness or physical fitness.

High-Intensity Interval Training.

According to Mahady, Pat. (16), High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a training idea in which high-intensity intervals are alternated with the slow and moderate intensity intervals. The workout classes of HIIT involves alternating both the aerobic and anaerobic training techniques. Anaerobic training method implies that the consumption of oxygen in the body ...

It is impossible to underestimate the role of the sleep on the human organism. This biological process determines the working attitudes of a particular individual and brings a sufficient impact on the everyday life. The study collected is associated with exploration of the prevalence and impact of sleep problems on various aspects of people's lives. First of all, it is essential to figure out, what is the average health rate. The sample size if entire survey is 271, and for the question of “Overall how would you rate your general health” (Pallant, 2010) there is one person, who did ...

Introduction

Nowadays, the comprehensive learning programs in school are designed specifically to improve health-based concepts of body fitness. Recent recommendations provide that the youth must engage in 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous exercises daily. The physical fitness regimes are constructed in an enjoyable and mentally appropriate manner that involves a variety of activities. Not only are the exercises crucial for adequate development and growth, but also a physically active lifestyle during a person’s pediatric years helps to limit the chances of suffering from chronic illnesses later in life. The exercises are normally grouped based on the mode of ...

Fitness is defined as a state of well-being. Fitness affects a person’s physical, mental and social health. Fit people are always ready to face challenges and opportunities that life offers, when compared to ‘not fit’ people. A person who is physically fit, has a body that can work efficiently and effectively. Physical fitness will help the person carry out activities at work and in personal life, and still have energy left to face emergency or enjoy leisure activities. As a nurse, I need to carry out a lot of physical activity. I walk, run and stand around a ...

Introduction

A physical trainer should consider various aspects when training an individual who is unfit. The trainer should incorporate .dynamic stretches in the exercise schedule

Exercise prescription

Dynamic stretching is the active movement of muscle that brings about a stretch but is not transfixed in a particular end position. In dynamic stretching, the individual’s body continues to metabolize the process of stretching. Warming up increases the temperature of the body's muscles thereby preparing the muscles for any form of physical exercise ("Physical Fitness Assessments and Norms for Adults and Law Enforcement - Cooper Institute", 2007). The stretching also increases the metabolism ...

The Okichitaw is an indigenous martial arts system based on the traditions of the native Cree warrior societies living in the Canadian plains (Okichitaw Martial Arts, 2015). The aggressive combat movements embodied in this system are grounded in the ancient Cree custom of preparing warriors for battle by teaching them the tactics used to overpower adversaries under often brutal war conditions using traditional weapons such as the tomahawk. While its techniques remain somewhat unchanged, the aim of teaching it has changed drastically since the old days. Today, the underlying principle behind teaching Okichitaw is instilling courage and self-confidence by ...

Education

Participating in University Fitness Program Introduction Campus Fitness Program Overview Wellbeing is a growing trend in almost all demographics given the increasing awareness about the benefits of physical fitness. The university strongly promotes wellbeing among students by participating in campus recreations and part of the initiative was to establish a fitness gym inside the campus that the students can use for free. Apart from the usual sports and other recreation programs created as part of the physical fitness curriculum, the university also encourages the students to stay physically fit by establishing a fitness gym as a recreation facility. I ...

“An intervention program to promote health‐related physical fitness in nurses” by Yuan et al. (2009) is a quasi-experimental study that aimed to assess the impact of an exercise intervention on the nurses’ health-related physical fitness. Although quasi-experimental designs can be used to test causal hypotheses and share certain assumptions with experimental designs, quasi-experimental studies do not assume random assignment and control over extraneous variables, so they tend to have low internal validity (Trochim, 2006). Despite potential threats to internal validity, quasi-experimental studies are effective designs for investigating causal effects outside of controlled settings, so they often have good ...

One of the primary components of the criminal justice system in the United States of America is the law enforcement. Law enforcement operates primarily through police agencies. The purposes of police agencies in regard to law enforcement include investigation, referral of findings to the courts and temporary detention of suspected criminals pending judicial action (Linz, e al., 2006). The San Diego Police Department is one of the many police departments in the nation.

The San Diego police department is located in the city San Diego, California. San Diego has a rough population of 1 million residents. The department has one ...

Skip counting for kindergarten children

My lesson plan is for a kindergarten class with the skills of skip counting with focused to various positions a person can take. The skill of skip counting is appropriate especially with regard to the National Association for Sports and Physical Education (NASPE). This is because the skill is organized into categories which ensure child physical and health education development. The skills are arranged in such a way that they increase in difficulty as someone progresses and therefore, it builds a good foundational mathematical education to a child as well as being physically fit because it is fun and it also engages the environment ( ...

Virtual reality (VR) refers to any interactive, computer-simulated environment using 3D graphics, complex interface controls and multi-user capabilities; it recreates one’s physical presence in the actual, real or even imaginary world. Virtual reality augments lifelike experience of the ‘as if’ but ‘not quite’ of the real (sometimes, even mixed with the fantasy) world. Multi-modal VR technologies make it possible to engage multiple senses (that is, sight, touch, sound, and smell) for a broad range of applications, for examples, in entertainment, military, corporate, financial, scientific, especially, in medical and educational arenas . It has been claimed that VR brings a ...

Introduction

Taekwondo is a sport which originated as a form of martial arts in the ancient Korean states which were divided into three. It was basically used as a means of combating fighting skills among the soldiers but it was later adopted as a sport. The sport usually employs heavy use of fist and foot as well as flexibility. There have been claims that this sport heavily impact on the physical fitness of a person as well as health of the person. The popularity of the sport has spreads to over 180 countries in the world with about 80 million people practicing it.

Following the ...

According to experts, feeding to satisfy our feelings is rated 75 percent, in that the meals we choose reflect our emotional state. It is also believed that responding to emotional feeding with positive mind, we can avoid temptation by 50 percent of the total duration. That explains why we should not eat to satisfy hunger but also to consider factors like hormonal changes, stress, and anger we face in life. Feelings are part of human make up and feeding in regard to them is taken to be normal. Emotional eaters are individuals who feed on large quantity of food ...

Importance of Physical Fitness

Importance of Physical Fitness Physical fitness is the aptitude in which the body can handle day-to-day responsibilities at varying difficulty tempos and levels. Noted historians have suggested emergence of several diseases that have occurred in 19th and 20th century, which were absent before. In their perspective point of view, they feel that long time ago people involved in manual day activities that placed their bodies in fitness conditions. However, with invention of automated machines to replace daily activities of man, this subject has not been placed to practice hence body systems have become weak and susceptible to certain ...

Personal Commitment

Lifestyle diseases are among the major killer diseases in the world today. Unlike in the past where those diseases used to affect the old, today the age does not matter, and even the elites in society are not spared. People are working hard, and they are achieving in their respective career fields, but many of them are dying at their prime age. Families are losing their member and economies are losing skilled laborers while a lot can be done with much less in preventing the deaths. There is complete information about their causes, effects, prevention but the general public appears ...

Methodology

Research design The schools that will be participating in the study will be randomly assigned either of these statuses: control or intervention which will be marked by a code. Factors such as the availability of physical fitness programs and school diet will be taken into account. Prior to the commencement of the analysis, a consultative meeting will be held. It will bring together parents, teachers and myself as the researcher. A community centered approach known as Stay and Play initiative will be developed in partnership with parents and teachers. The initiative entails engaging the students in physical activity after school ...

Executive summary

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) addresses the challenges facing the health industry. The government has been implementing the provisions in incremental stages since 2010 and more changes are still underway. This report discusses the impact that this act has on indoor tanning services by analyzing the indoor tanning services tax, health insurance coverage duty on employers and the additional Medicare tax. Firstly, the indoor services tax applies to businesses offering tanning services as their predominant activity. However, the law provides tax exemptions to providers such as phototherapy services, qualified physical fitness facilities, spray-on tanning services and those selling tanning ...

Procedures.

Warm Up (5 minutes). The teacher asks if the students practice any physical exercises. - What kind of exercise they like. - Wgere they prefer to practice: at home or in a gym. - How many times a week they do exercises. Which days and time of the day they prefer and why. - What personal goals they follow doing exercises. - If someone does not do any exercises, why. - What physical actvities are difficult for them and why. - What kinds of physical exercise are more common allover the world. ...

- Introduction: Traditional conceptions refrained women from fighting fire and developed a theory that men should be the ones handling the job. But, the roles have transformed with the passage of time and the entrance of women in this and other mainstream businesses. The prohibition on the entrance of women into firefighting business was later removed in 1964, after the end of Civil Rights Act. This was not an easy way out as there were multiple issues involved, ranging from behavior of male colleagues, outcaste status at the office and ill equipped machineries. Although these many challenges outlined ...

<Put your name here> <Put the name of your school / University here> Nike – the winged Goddess of Victory in the battlefield is the symbolism of inspiration for every athlete to perform better and higher. It is the inspiration for the common man to meet his innate desire for athleticism and physical fitness. Nike’s brand promise of attending to every customer’s cravings desires and demands are reciprocated by the customer’s willingness to purchase Nike products. The incredible strategy of Nike is to have the best of athletes endorsing their shoes. It is a ...

How good people make tough choices: Resolving the dilemmas of ethical living

Kidder’s book entitled as above makes interesting reading on what people encounter in their day to day lives as ethical dilemmas with tough choices of choosing or deciding between right vs. right. Kidder went to the extent of establishing an Ethics Institute inviting people to join a think tank for resolving the tough choices. It was while the author was interviewing in 1986 Barbara Tuchman, twice Pulitzer Prize historian, he was warned of imminent breakdown of public morality unable to make choices between two right ethical decisions an issue as serious as The Nuclear Threat, Environmental Degradation, The population ...

Sports have an elemental role in developing the personality of students physically, socially and mentally. Sporting activities have many benefits including maintenance of healthy weight necessary for daily life activities. Sports also prevent obesity, heart diseases and diabetes to improve the psychological and moral state, which help to relieve depression, psychological problems and anxiety. Sport is one of the activities that students willingly accept and take part. Moreover, many students enjoy undertaking these sporting activities. Sport are an elemental factor in forming integrated personalities for students through different programs aiming at working on different programs of rehabilitating, processing and ...

Executive summary:

A game can be characterized as a vivacious physical movement that, for the reasons of finding cutoff points of one's capacities, or for the sake of entertainment, delight and preoccupation, includes rivalry against oneself or an alternate or a meeting with characteristic components. Several studies show that Sports education helps people in different ways. If we talk about any age level, whether it is child age, youngsters or mature level personalities, schools and colleges provide a platform and arrange events to provide a chance to participate in different activities. As a result these types of recreational activities and events ultimately enhance the superior ...

Setting goals and objectives in badminton class is the basis of my success. Goals in these cases are essential since it will drive me forward regardless of the challenges that I may come across. Becoming a skillful and experienced badminton student is one of the crucial goals. Perhaps, acquiring the skill to always figure out the tactics of the opponents and proceeding to defeat them. I expect to be the best student in class, which will entail interpreting the theoretical part and putting it into practice. In addition, developing a strategy of playing badminton is my goal. For many years I ...

BUSINESS REPORT, SELF-REFLECTION AND EVALUATION, EMAIL COMMUNICATION

Executive Summary Women of Power is a physical and health fitness club dedicated to creating a personalized environment to enable women realize their health fitness goals. The company’s business model will be based on offering premium fitness and health services to urban professional women, female college students and young mothers. It operates under the sole proprietorship but might change its ownership to partnership. The company will hire certified professional trainers who will be responsible for designing and implementing customized training programs. The company has invested in sophisticated training equipment, and it is committed to tailoring its services to suit ...

Abstract

The benefits of engaging in Physical activity are outlined in this paper. The dangers associated with it are also elaborated. Emphasis is put on the core advantages to the health and the fitness of an individual who is involved in physical activity. The contribution of Physical activity to the wholeness of an individual is examined by detail. Finally, the solutions to the shortcomings of physical activity are explained in detail. Keywords: Physical activity, fitness, intensity, respiration, health, diet, range of motion.

Physical activity is defined as any form of motion of the body that contributes to the overall ...

With the increase in the incidence and prevalence of obesity and all its associated health impacts, and alongside newer discoveries in medicine, there is a renewed drive for the incorporation of physical exercise in therapies1. More and more benefits of exercises are being discovered almost every now and then. This is why many individuals are now being conscious of the need to go through any bodily activity that would enhance and sustain their physical fitness. Physical exercise refers to activities that are aimed at improving the body’s level of physical fitness and also promote the overall health status ...

Abstract

The paper focuses on the origin of the Pilates method of exercise. It also takes a step-by-step journey of Joseph Pilates (Joe) who was the founder of the Pilates method of exercise. Finally the paper will consider Pilates in the contemporary world. Pilates refers to a system of physical fitness that was established in the early 20th century. It was developed by Joseph Pilates. Joe was a German born in the year 1880. He suffered from rickets, rheumatic fever, and asthma during his childhood years. Because of the continuous suffering brought by the foregoing conditions, Joe was very week and he ...

A gym is a club which is private, or a place which gives facilities meant to maintain and improve health and physical fitness. It originates from the word gymnasium, which in today’s world is a sporting activity which does not involve much class work. Instead, it involves only physical education (Coucher, 2013). A gym is a place where people go to exercise and stay fit. However, there is a misconception in the social community. Before going into detail, a gym is a place for everybody. Each individual, no matter what race, body size or even hair color must be healthy. With the kind of lifestyles ...

Introduction

Human resource management plays an imperative role in the operations of an organization as it ensures that an organization acquires the best talents for effective operations. There are numerous functions played by the human resource management department in an organization such as planning, recruiting among others. This paper focuses on the recruitment function of the human resource management department, in particular the selection process of an entry level of an operations manager. The selection process is one where the organization seeks to discover the characteristics and suitability of a given candidate for the job position (Ivancevich & Konopaske, 2012). A good ...

Fitness Promotion in schools and colleges

Introduction Fitness can be defined as the ability of an individual to perform certain aspects of a sporting activity or in another meaning it can refer to an occupation. Physical fitness is a crucial aspect of the human life that need to be emphasized starting from a young age, middle and old age. Keeping our bodies fit may be achieved through a number of ways for example through exercise, correct nutrition and maintaining a proper hygiene and rest. Physical fitness in schools should be a vital activity that should be emphasized in the curriculum to help students perform physical activities. It can be incorporated ...

The ancient Roman soldiers and the modern soldiers share numerous similarities in different aspects such as use of armory and mobile units among others. However, the modern army enjoys modern developments in technology, which have led to the introduction of sophisticated and complex tools. As compared to the ancient Roman soldiers, modern soldiers operate with highly offensive and protective capabilities, which would marvel an ordinary ancient Roman empire soldier (Sheppard para 5). However, the ancient roman empire was the most famous in the West having conquered in most of their battles especially during the reign of emperor Augustus and ...

Moderate physical activity can definitely improve the quality of people’s lives, regardless of age and gender. Exercising can be a powerful ally in reducing the risks of developing health conditions like Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease, among others. Apart from one’s physical well-being, regular exercise can also promote one’s mental health. Habitual exercising is a highly sought-after goal for many people trying to adopt a healthy lifestyle, and it is believed that 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise every day for five days per week is an acceptable and effective way to ensure a healthy body (American College ...

Physical fitness encompasses many areas of life. Its basic meaning is that the physiological mechanisms are working non-pathologically in light of the age of the individual. There are several components of physical fitness. Diet and metabolism make up one part. Another part can be thought of as cardiovascular health and muscle tone. Hygiene and freedom from disease make up a third component of physical fitness. The ancient Romans said: mens sana in corpore sano, or sound mind in a healthy body. Increasingly it is being shown that physical fitness contributes to mental health. One of the key quantitative measures of ...

Report about Relationship between the age, height, and body mass

Abstract This research investigates the nature of the relationship between the age, height and body weight. The nature of the relationship between these three variables determines a person’s body health and fitness according to professionals. Therefore, this research will aim at ascertaining the nature of the relationship between the variables and, thereafter, a deduction of its relativity to a person’ health status will be made. In the literature review, some authors bring in the gender aspect while others do not fully agree that a perfect ratio between body mass and height indicates good health. This ratio is referred to as ...

In Yuan et al. (2009), a study was conducted in order to “assess the effects of exercise intervention on nurses’ health-related physical fitness” (p. 1404). According to their methods, an intervention program was administered to nurses at a medical center in central Taiwan, surveying the nurses on their basic health information. As the intervention was conducted, the Labour’s Physical Fitness Test Method was used to measure the physical fitness of the nurses. A series of intense exercises were used that were nonetheless easy to perform and measure, through the use of measurement tools such as adjustable steps and other exercise ...

Marketing Strategies

With the production of our goods on physical health, we need an appropriate target market for our products. In order to have an appropriate market for our goods we need to research on various issues that determine the appropriate target market. First, we need to consider the number of people likely to use the equipment in a selected group of people. Secondly, we need to consider the financial ability of the selected group of people to afford our products. We also need to choose appropriate marketing strategies that will help increase the number of sales in the region. We need ...

- ABSTRACT This document is a Financial Plan for a firm intended to offer physical health and fitness services commonly referred to as a gym. The document contains a summary of the following major components of the proposed business plan: Business background, source of funds to fund the firm and financial projections for the first three years after opening its doors to the first customer. The Financial Plans therefore gives at a glance the financial feasibility of starting the proposed business entity and its projected financial expenses and revenues for the first three years (Sinha 23). - BUSINESS SUMMARY - Establishment ...

Fitness is a term with many definitions all of which are interrelating. One of the definitions I that it is the state of being well, with the ability to take part in physical exercises and have low risk of problems relating to health. Another definition is the characteristics people get or achieve and are in relation to taking part in physical activities. Fitness is important for human health as it increases body’s efficiency as well as effectiveness and it is through enough rest, good exercise and proper nutrition which result to quality life. Physical fitness through exercises improves ...

Introduction

Growth of American Middle Class as a catalyst to cases of Childhood Obesity Obesity has been one of the greatest problems facing the United States today. Many people both young and old continue to die as a result of health complication results from obesity. Many scholars have, like Thomas Friedman has attributed the increased rates of obesity in the United States on the growing culture of consumerism within the American middle class. The continued economic stability within the advanced industrial nations has allowed many lower class people to move to the middle class. This means that the size of the ...

Abstract

Childhood obesity currently exists as a substantial problem in the United States and other countries, due to a combination of factors stemming from a lack of physical activity and insufficient nutrition, among others (Brockman et al., 2010). These are just some of the factors relating to childhood obesity that are found in an individual's macrosystem; cultural and social attributes that surround children, as well as laws and customs, contribute heavily to childhood obesity. Due to the combined macrosystemic components that comprise an individual's socialization, multiple factors contribute to childhood obesity, including media depictions of fast food, limited access to healthy food for ...

If one were to pick one place, pastime or object that truly encapsulated the cultural identity of Australia, it is highly possible they might pick the beach. A source of great cultural importance and antiquity, not to mention the centerpiece of Australian social activities and national beauty, Australia's beaches form quite an important part of what makes Australians who they are. In order to understand in greater depth the connection of Australians to their homeland, one has to explore the varying roles that the beach plays in forming that vital cultural identity. The beach is an absolutely essential component ...

Literature Review

Literature Review Physical fitness is enhanced by increasing both aerobic and anaerobic powers. Researchers have conducted numerous studies with aims of understanding the activities that can promote aerobic and anaerobic power responses. Athletics has been one of the major areas under which researchers have conducted surveys. The article demonstrates how Tae Kwon Do can be used to investigate sexual dimorphism among humans during their adolescent stage. There has been an existing controversy over the influence of martial arts towards enhancing physical fitness among humans. In addition, since Tae Kwon Do has very many activities, it would be ...

As a newly-promoted captain in the Greenfield Police Department, I have been asked to study and review the existing officer hiring procedures, and to suggest how they can be updated to reflect the department’s current emphasis on community policing. My initial studies have revealed that the department has not changed its hiring process for many years. Because community policing is an important objective for police forces nationwide, it is clear that we must be part of that and should make changes in our local procedures, including recruitment, in part to reflect that requirement. In the following paragraphs I ...

For quite a long time, sports have been at the epicenter of man’s life. There are various sports that men have come up with, some of which require much skill, energy and practice while others do not. Sports are carried out for competitions and at other times for personal edification. I seek to provide evidence that sports, at whichever category, help to bring the people together and strengthen the social bonds. The areas to be addressed are multicultural international competitions that bring people from different backgrounds together.

Since the medieval eras of Van Beethoven to the modern era, music ...

I. Introduction to exercise

Every year, nearly over 300,000 deaths are accredited to inappropriate diet and devoid of exercise, and a sedentary lifestyle has for long been recognized as an autonomous risk dynamic for cardiovascular disease. Even though physical dormancy escalates risk for both morbidity and all-cause mortality, it is one influence wherein alteration can create dramatic enhancements in health. Systematic exercise has been revealed to develop lipid aberrations, diabetes mellitus, obesity and hypertension control, with the paramount benefits recognized by sedentary persons who start to exercise (Braith et.al, 1995). Nonetheless, reactions to exercise interventions are regularly extremely adjustable among persons, and research ...