Part II: Design a Warm-up for Your Personal Needs For each of the following, describe what you will do to prepare your body for the activity that you selected in Part 1, #1. 1. Aerobic exercise Jogging 2. Stretching (stretch all the major muscle groups used) Calf Stretch Abduction Stretch Glut stretch Standing Quadriceps stretch Adduction stretch 3. Sport-specific exercise Sprint in place Part III: Design a Cool-down for Your Personal Needs For each of the following, describe what you will do for your cool-down for the activity that you have selected.
Here is a chart of a judging score sheet that they use to judge dance: Therefore dance should be considered a sport because you have to have a lot of coordination and balance and you have to be flexible and you have to have a lot of skill. That is why dance should be considered a
Stretching (stretch all the major muscle groups used)-Calf Stretch abduction Stretch, glut stretchStanding, quadriceps stretch. 3. Sport-specific exercise-Jogg for 5 mintues For each of the following, describe what you will do for your cool-down for the activity that you have selected. 1. Aerobic activity-Walk for 5 mintues 2.
The first exercise I need to do is stretching. Stretching is flexibility exercising it teaches my muscles to move further , more easily , and more freely. Stretching is important to keep me free from injury , as well as help my posture and body alignment. Each stretch should be held for five seconds and should be increased to twenty to thirty seconds as I become more flexible. Yoga or Tai Chi can also improve flexibility .
2) Thumb Opposition You can increase your flexibility and strength with an easy exercise called a thumb opposition, in which you hold one hand up straight with your fingers pointing upward, then take your thumb and apply it firmly to the fingertip of your little finger. Press as hard as you can without creating pain and hold it for about 30 seconds. Move your thumb to the
Introduction The vertical jump is a common and universally used movement. Ability to jump high, quickly and explosively is an essential skill within most sports. Whether it is jumping while playing volleyball, basketball, or dance, our muscles are working to exert the proper forces of energy to ensure correct body mechanics. However, muscular contraction is the same within every individual’s bodies, which creates the curiosity of the differences between a good and poor jumper, and how proper mechanics can be a contributing determinate. “Understanding the biomechanics of jumping is therefore a prerequisite for designing effective training programs which minimize the risk of overuse injuries that may result from excessive jumping, and the repetitive mechanical loading of muscles and joints that is involved in jump training” (Reeser & Bahr, 2002).
My table proves this true because I have a much higher number of steps on the days where I competed in both structured and unstructured activities. Also, when I followed through with my goals for the intervention weeks in terms of doing more stretching and resistance exercises I turned my Thursdays and Mondays into days where I stay strictly motivated and keep my mind on the benefits of my physical activity. I like to say that my motivational goals act as a psychological facilitator for my physical activity. I like to play disc golf or basketball, my two favorite hobbies, almost every day with my friends. This was a social facilitator that kept popping up whenever I recorded my physical activity in the past three weeks.
That’s a sure way to kill any desire to run on a regular basis. Choose a model in your price range that has pre set and programmable workouts to vary the pace and incline. The controls should be easy to adjust without having to stop or step off the treadmill. Accessories There are lots of accessories for your treadmill that will make your exercising even more enjoyable. If you are serious about weight loss be sure the unit has a pulse monitor or purchase a heart rate monitor watch or belt.
Low yourself downward then press your body back up to the starting position while squeezing your chest. 10. Wall Sit Be in a sitting position; sit your back straight against the wall with your knees bent at 90 degrees. This exercise is a great way to finish your entire workout routine and also a great exercise to recover your body after an intense workout. There are many feasible exercises you can do at home in order to improve and boost your body’s strength, agility, flexibility and endurance.
Weight Lifting I lift weights regularly; here are the reasons why. Weight lifting helps keep my body in great physical shape. When lifting weights, your heart, as a muscle, gets a workout, which in turn makes it stronger. Lifting helps build up my bones. Bones respond to lifting, making them stronger and then helping to prevent osteoporosis.