Sunday, April 19, 2009
Week Twelve Summary
For the last four weeks my workouts have been fairly consistent as compared to my last summary. I am doing a lot of toning excercises instead of muscle building. In the last week I have added Yoga and Pilates to the mix though :) Very happy about that. I have finally joined a gym so instead of working out at my best friend's house I am working out at LA Fitness. My strength has not improved a whole lot. But my cardiovascular fitness has improved. Thank goodness. I need still to improve on my muscular and cardiovascular fitness. I am most proud of being able to run two miles without passing out afterwords :) lol and I didn't lose weight but I gained muscle weight. So that's not too horrible.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
13-18 year old article summary
Shamarah Shoup
Fitness and your 13-18 year old article summary
I really liked what the article had to say, and I definitely agree with a lot of it. I love to be active and participate in sports for tons of reasons that coincide with the article. I love the interaction that it creates with other people, and I love how good it makes my body look and feel. The expending of energy is always a plus as well. I usually have bundled up energy which exercising and staying active really help get rid of.
I do want to make one negative comment about the article. In the second paragraph it reads, “regular physical activity now can help prevent heart disease, diabetes, and other medical problems later in life.” I would just like to point out that saying physical activity now can prevent medical problems is a complete inaccurate way to word what they meant to say. They meant to say, “it is now discovered that regular physical activity prevents medical issues(I’m a grammar nazi, so you’ll have to excuse my tangent).
The section referring to the motivation of teens is probably very accurate in that no we do not want to do what we are told and no we do not want to get off of our lazy butts and workout. However, being a teen myself, I will say that I disagree with that part entirely and that if my mother asked me to workout then I would. This does seem like a fairly decent way to motivate teens. Giving them a way to choose what they do really boosts their morale in such a way that they don’t realize what you are doing. Also, working out with friends is even further an excellent way to motivate. Getting your kid to do something as simple as basketball and maybe promising lemonade and cookies after words will really help out your kids ideas as far as being active are concerned.
It is also very important that you listen to what your kid is saying. If they sincerely think that an exercise is not working out for them, or hurts them in some way, you must listen. Otherwise the activity could be performed wrong if they do not want to do it. Consulting a doctor really helps in this sort of situation, maybe a child with asthma will want to find particular ways of doing cardio vascular workouts. Be certain to work with a child’s needs.
Also, be paying attention to eating habits. Obviously, you will want to be steering children away from steroid use. Teens should not be using these or other muscle/performance enhancers. A healthy diet should be enough combined with exercise to keep your child healthy. Parents must be certain that their child is eating correctly. Keep an eye out for signs of eating disorders and other things that could seriously affect a teens health.
It is very helpful if you show your teen that you are wiling to exercise with them. I really hate that hypocritical viewpoint when people brag about how they know all about eating healthy and the correct ways to workout but then they turn around and sit on the couch all day watching Oprah.
All in all though I would like to say that this article did have quite a few grammatical errors that drove me nuts to read. The fact that a published article had that many errors did make me wonder about the credibility of it and I am not certain that I trust all that it said. It did not cite several statements that it made, nor did it back them up in any way. I was simply to believe the assertations made throughout the article were accurate.
Fitness and your 13-18 year old article summary
I really liked what the article had to say, and I definitely agree with a lot of it. I love to be active and participate in sports for tons of reasons that coincide with the article. I love the interaction that it creates with other people, and I love how good it makes my body look and feel. The expending of energy is always a plus as well. I usually have bundled up energy which exercising and staying active really help get rid of.
I do want to make one negative comment about the article. In the second paragraph it reads, “regular physical activity now can help prevent heart disease, diabetes, and other medical problems later in life.” I would just like to point out that saying physical activity now can prevent medical problems is a complete inaccurate way to word what they meant to say. They meant to say, “it is now discovered that regular physical activity prevents medical issues(I’m a grammar nazi, so you’ll have to excuse my tangent).
The section referring to the motivation of teens is probably very accurate in that no we do not want to do what we are told and no we do not want to get off of our lazy butts and workout. However, being a teen myself, I will say that I disagree with that part entirely and that if my mother asked me to workout then I would. This does seem like a fairly decent way to motivate teens. Giving them a way to choose what they do really boosts their morale in such a way that they don’t realize what you are doing. Also, working out with friends is even further an excellent way to motivate. Getting your kid to do something as simple as basketball and maybe promising lemonade and cookies after words will really help out your kids ideas as far as being active are concerned.
It is also very important that you listen to what your kid is saying. If they sincerely think that an exercise is not working out for them, or hurts them in some way, you must listen. Otherwise the activity could be performed wrong if they do not want to do it. Consulting a doctor really helps in this sort of situation, maybe a child with asthma will want to find particular ways of doing cardio vascular workouts. Be certain to work with a child’s needs.
Also, be paying attention to eating habits. Obviously, you will want to be steering children away from steroid use. Teens should not be using these or other muscle/performance enhancers. A healthy diet should be enough combined with exercise to keep your child healthy. Parents must be certain that their child is eating correctly. Keep an eye out for signs of eating disorders and other things that could seriously affect a teens health.
It is very helpful if you show your teen that you are wiling to exercise with them. I really hate that hypocritical viewpoint when people brag about how they know all about eating healthy and the correct ways to workout but then they turn around and sit on the couch all day watching Oprah.
All in all though I would like to say that this article did have quite a few grammatical errors that drove me nuts to read. The fact that a published article had that many errors did make me wonder about the credibility of it and I am not certain that I trust all that it said. It did not cite several statements that it made, nor did it back them up in any way. I was simply to believe the assertations made throughout the article were accurate.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Four Weeks Work-outs
For the last four weeks I have really been enjoying my cardio activities, and I know that Ihaven't logged on much, but I have made sure to keep working out. I just didn't have accessto computers. But, I am really focusing on toning more than strength training or even endurance training, I mostly want to be fi more than increase my fitness by too much.
The work-outs have been light, but have been just satisfying enough to keep my heart rate up and allowing me to feel accomplished.
The work-outs have been light, but have been just satisfying enough to keep my heart rate up and allowing me to feel accomplished.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
One Long-Term Goal
Goal # 1. I hope to maintain a healthy life-style, and to continue working out on a regular basis.
How will you achieve this goal? I will achieve this by remembering the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
How will you achieve this goal? I will achieve this by remembering the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
Effective Goal Setting Summary
Kelly O’Brien states that the key to success is to set goals for oneself. O’Brien identifies that there are two types of goals.
The first type is an outcome goal. This is when one sets a goal based specifically on what they want to outcome to be, such as getting an “A” in Biology. This type of goal does not explain the process through which one will achieve said goal.
The second type is a performance goal. These sorts focus on one’s specific ability and performance levels. This is when a person does not want, necessarily, a certain outcome or end, but they want merely to improve themselves in what ever area the goal is being applied to.
The steps most successful for setting any goal, O’Brien says, are represented in the acronym SMART. This means that the goals one sets for themselves must be specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and time-appropriate.
That means that she suggests making sure that your goal is very specific, so that you cannot bend your idea along the way. It must be measurable, so that, for example, “I want to do better in math” would not make a good goal. How would one go about measuring whether or not they simply do better. Make it something more like “I want to get an A in math or “I want to raise my grade by 8% in math.” She describes that a goal must require action, a person must be doing something to attain their goals. Then, goals should be achievable. Make sure that this goal can be attained in the time allotted. So do not expect to raise your maximum bench weight by fifty pounds in one week. It simple will not happen.
She also highly recommends creating a support group for oneself, or writing down goals and placing them somewhere easily seen. This tends to keep goals in the front of your mind. Not to mention, research has proved that people lose weight and become more dedicated to exercise when they have a group of people who are willing to be there and back them up.
I find this to be a very effective system, and it is one that I, in fact, already use. I think that O’Brien makes good points, and shares smart ideas.
I have already informed those around me to keep on watch and to keep me on task through out my online courses. I have set a goal to never hand in any assignment late in any of these classes. I will be writing down my schedule for the evening every morning so that I know exactly when I will be able to log on and focus on this goal.
I have an outcome goal of getting an A in this class. I plan on doing that by setting miniature performance goals through out the next few weeks.I have, also, already enlisted two of my friends as work-out buddies. We will go jogging and do other various activities together. Also, as he has work-out equipment in his garage, he makes for an even better partner because after we have finished our cardiovascular warm-up, we can return to do our stretches and weight training.
The first type is an outcome goal. This is when one sets a goal based specifically on what they want to outcome to be, such as getting an “A” in Biology. This type of goal does not explain the process through which one will achieve said goal.
The second type is a performance goal. These sorts focus on one’s specific ability and performance levels. This is when a person does not want, necessarily, a certain outcome or end, but they want merely to improve themselves in what ever area the goal is being applied to.
The steps most successful for setting any goal, O’Brien says, are represented in the acronym SMART. This means that the goals one sets for themselves must be specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and time-appropriate.
That means that she suggests making sure that your goal is very specific, so that you cannot bend your idea along the way. It must be measurable, so that, for example, “I want to do better in math” would not make a good goal. How would one go about measuring whether or not they simply do better. Make it something more like “I want to get an A in math or “I want to raise my grade by 8% in math.” She describes that a goal must require action, a person must be doing something to attain their goals. Then, goals should be achievable. Make sure that this goal can be attained in the time allotted. So do not expect to raise your maximum bench weight by fifty pounds in one week. It simple will not happen.
She also highly recommends creating a support group for oneself, or writing down goals and placing them somewhere easily seen. This tends to keep goals in the front of your mind. Not to mention, research has proved that people lose weight and become more dedicated to exercise when they have a group of people who are willing to be there and back them up.
I find this to be a very effective system, and it is one that I, in fact, already use. I think that O’Brien makes good points, and shares smart ideas.
I have already informed those around me to keep on watch and to keep me on task through out my online courses. I have set a goal to never hand in any assignment late in any of these classes. I will be writing down my schedule for the evening every morning so that I know exactly when I will be able to log on and focus on this goal.
I have an outcome goal of getting an A in this class. I plan on doing that by setting miniature performance goals through out the next few weeks.I have, also, already enlisted two of my friends as work-out buddies. We will go jogging and do other various activities together. Also, as he has work-out equipment in his garage, he makes for an even better partner because after we have finished our cardiovascular warm-up, we can return to do our stretches and weight training.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Fitness Center
I designed this blog specifically for the its use in my Fitness Center class and I will be updating it each week as my intructor asks me.
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