Julie's Health Blog

Choosing Appropriate Activities     When choosing physical activities to participate in, it's important for a person to now their limitations. This includes health conditions, attitude, reasoning, environment, weather, and others. For example, if a person has asthma, they should not sprint 5 miles straight. Safety should always be a top priority. Exercising in hot weather/environment could likely cause heat stoke, exhaustion, and cramps. Exercising in weather that is too cold could result in hypothermia and frostbite. Dangerous environments like unsafe waters should not be a place for a person to swim their laps.  Caloric Balance     Caloric balance describes the difference between the calories a person burns and the calories they consume on a daily basis. Calories can be burned in 2 ways. The body itself burns calories by maintaining heart beat, digesting food, creating new cells, and other processes. The second one is through physical activity like sports, goi...

Types Of Training          When making a fitness plan, there are 3 types of training that should be incorporated. Each one includes different techniques, targets, and sports. The trainings are categorized into cardiovascular, resistance, and flexibility. Cardiovascular Training     Sometimes referred to as "cardio" for short. A person's ability to get oxygen and blood to the muscles is described through cardiovascular fitness. When a person is working out and their pulse quickens/breathing gets deeper, their cardiovascular system is in use. The intensity of one's workout should depend on their target heart rate, the beats per minute one should work at. This rate is typically supposed to be 60-80% of your maximum heart rate, the theoretical beats per minute the heart is capable of producing. This could be calculated by using "220 - Age = Maximum Heart Rate"     Depending on your heart rate and skill level, one can pick between low, medium...

Body Types     The media often portrays that there is only one ideal, acceptable body type. This is not the case, as your body type is greatly influenced by your genes. Though there are many shapes and sizes, most body types can be characterized into 3, ectomorph, endomorph, and mesomorph.  Ectomorph, Endomorph, and Mesomorph     An Ectomorph body describes those with less body mass, a slender build, and less muscle size.  The image on the far left represents a male, ectomorph body. The endomorph body is drawn by the figure on the right. These body types usually have larger body fat and larger bones. In the middle is a male mesomorph body, which is muscular and most likely well-proportioned. Each body type has unique and distinguishable characteristics. Souza, Lunden. “Body Type Workouts,” Runtastic, 2018 11AD, www.runtastic.com/blog/en/body-type-workouts/. Accessed 28 June 2020. Body Composition Keep in mind that being physically fit could still make a per...

Physical Wellness        Balancing physical activity, proper nutrition, and mental well-being is crucial in order to maintain physical wellness. Physical wellness is a part of the wellness triangle (along with emotional/mental health and social health.) The 5 health components of physical activity are body fat composition, flexibility, muscular endurance, muscular strength, and cardiovascular endurance. Citation:  Kun, Agota. Health Triangle. 2013. Research Gate,  https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Health-triangle-Source-Authors-own-figure_fig1_263505081 . Physical Activity     Body Fat Composition refers to the amount of fat in one's body. Having high body fat composition is unhealthy and puts one at higher risk of getting Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and more. Having low  body fat, however, could lead to living longer, disease prevention, and many other health benefits.     The definition of flexibility i...

Introduction  There are 3 different types of wellness. These include Social, Mental/Emotional, and Physical wellness. In order to achieve Total Wellness in one's life, they must have all 3 balanced.  Social Wellness     Social Wellness mostly refers to one's ability to socialize with people around them. Being able to interact well and listen to what other's have to say is a good indication of social wellness. A good example is how you communicate with coworkers  or classmates. However, as technology advances further and further, people have began to have worse social wellness than before. I speculate this is because a person could hide behind a screen, isolate themselves, and communicate to a large audience without having to see them face to face.  My advice to social wellness is be considerate, be a good listener, and have good hygiene. People are less likely to interact with people who do not have good hygiene.      Social Wellness includ...