DISCUSSION BOARD DUE THURSDAY
Discussion: Starting a Fitness Program
Americans can substantially improve their health and quality of life by including moderate amounts of physical activity in their daily lives. Dr. Audrey Manley Surgeon General of the United States 1999
Most people know that physical activity is necessary for good health. Surveys indicate that women and men of all ages races and socioeconomic backgrounds believe that regular fitness is a key component of a healthy lifestyle. The majority of adults however do not meet the physical activity recommendation of 30 minutes of moderate-intensity daily exercise. The public is often confused regarding what type and amount of physical activity is recommended for health fitness and weight control.
According to the Surgeon General of the United States (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1999) a moderate amount of physical activity includes 30 minutes of brisk walking or raking leaves 15 minutes of running or 45 minutes of playing volleyball on most if not all days of the week. One of the benefits of the physical activity guidelines is the flexibility in how they may be applied. The key is to elevate the heart rate and/or engage the muscles in some form of physical activity not the precise form of the activity. From the professional athlete to someone with limited mobility physical activity is equally important for health and longevity.
To prepare for this Discussion:
By Day 4
Posta brief description of your current fitness routine and two personal fitness goals. Then describe two personal benefits of engaging in a fitness program. Finally provide two strategies for overcoming obstacles that might prevent you from achieving your goals
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RESOURCES
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Blair S. Physical inactivity: The biggest public health problem of the 21st century in British Journal of Sports Medicine. Copyright 2009 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. Used with permission from BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Canadian Association of Sports Sciences (1986). Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness (CSTF) Operations Manual: Norms for muscular endurance using the sit-up test. Ottawa Fitness and Amateur Sport Government of Canada.
Canadian Association of Sports Sciences. (1986). Canadian Standardized Test of Fitness (CSTF) Operations Manua: Norms for muscular endurance using the sit-up test (3rd. ed). Ottowa: Fitness and Amateur Sport Government of Canada.
Humphrey R. (2007). Activity and fitness in health risk. ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal 11(2) 3637.
Humphrey R. Activity and fitness in health risk. Copyright 2007 by ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal. Used by permission of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Inc. Journals via the Copyright Clearance Center.
The Presidents Challenge. (n.d.). Adult fitness test. Retrieved June 11 2012 from http://www.adultfitnesstest.org/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2012). Healthy People 2020: Leading health indicatorsNutrition physical activity and obesity. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/leading-health-indicators/2020-lhi-topics/Nutrition-Physical-Activity-and-Obesity
Required Media
Laureate Education Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Fitness activities: Baseline fitness assessment. Baltimore MD: Author.
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Laureate Education Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Fitness activities: Muscular endurance assessments. Baltimore MD: Author
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Laureate Education Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Fitness activities: Assessing flexibility. Baltimore MD: Author.
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Optional Resources
Abraham J. Feldman R. Nyman J. & Barleen N. (2011 Fall). What factors influence participation in an exercise-focused employer-based wellness program? Inquiry 48(3) 221241.
Patel A. V. Bernstein L. Deka A. Feigelson H. S. Campbell P. T. Gapstur S. M.Thun M. J. (2010). Leisure time spent sitting in relation to total mortality in a prospective cohort of US adults. American Journal of Epidemiology 172(4) 419429.
MedlinePlus U.S. National Library of Medicine. (2012). Exercise and physical fitness. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseandphysicalfitness.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2011). Physical activity guidelines. Retrieved from http://health.gov/paguidelines/

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