Assignment: Measuring Your Fitness Level
As we learned about in our lecture, there are three types of exercise:
1. Aerobic exercises, e.g. running, cycling, walking, and skiing, are performed for longer intervals and require oxygen. Aerobic exercise primarily uses slow-twitch, or Type II, muscle fibers, which are more likely to contain myoglobin and higher levels of mitochondria. Performing aerobic exercise builds endurance and cardiovascular capacity.
2. Anaerobic exercises, e.g. lifting weights, sit-ups, push-ups, lunges, sprints, are performed for short, high-intensity spurts (5 seconds to 2 minutes). Anaerobic exercise primarily uses fast-glycolytic, or Type I muscle fibers. Performing anaerobic exercises will increase strength and power.
3. Stretching exercises, such as stretching and yoga, are important for increasing flexibility and range of motion and for decreasing the likelihood of injuries.
Reflection Questions:
Make sure you address all of the following questions thoroughly. Use your text and/or other relevant references to inform your responses. Include citations for the sources you use.
1. Define fitness (using your text or another relevant reference).
2. Define flexibility (using your text or another relevant reference).
3. Did your results support your hypotheses?
4. What category did you fall into for each activity?
5. Were you surprised at your fitness levels?
6. Why or why not?
7. What changes did you notice in your body over the course of your one-mile walk/run? Why did this happen?
8. Were you in your "aerobic zone" for your one-mile walk/run? Be specific.
9. What changes did you notice in your body as you did a minute of curl-ups? Why did this happen?
10. What energy system were you using for the minute of curl-ups?
11. What specific things can you do to improve your flexibility and range of motion?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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