Physical Activity: Benefits, Prevention, and First Aid
Benefits of Regular Physical Activity
Regular moderate physical activity offers numerous benefits, including:
- Prevention of diabetes
- Preventing constipation
- Mood enhancement
- Maintenance of ideal weight
- Age-retardation
- Mental performance improvement
- Improving physical condition
- Assimilation of values
- Overall health improvement
Preventive Aspects of Physical Activity
To ensure safe physical activity, consider these preventive measures:
- Protective bandages
- Straight, short, and clean nails
- Comfortable, well-fitting
Understanding Body Awareness: Movement, Breathing, and Expression
Understanding Body Awareness
Body awareness is a gradual and slow process. Personal experiences are transferable. Muscle Independence: The first stage of the learning process corresponds to an exploration of each muscle to isolate the work of a single muscle acting on a particular limb. This involves perceiving each muscle, each segment, each zone independently.
Fluidity: Derive organic movement, control, and feel how natural (organic) movement develops, how energy flows, and its extent. All movement
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Stages of Development and General Warm-Up
Joint Mobility
Joint mobility exercises involve mobilizing the major joints of the body through their full range of motion. The goal is to help heat and circulate synovial fluid. These movements must be controlled, continuous, smooth, and comfortable.
Examples: shoulder elevations, trunk rotations, hip circles, knee flexion and extension.
Low-Impact Activities
Low-impact activities are low-intensity exercises that exclude jumps and therefore do not require great
Read MoreUnderstanding Behavior, Autonomy, and Disability
Behavior Analysis: Molar and Molecular
The analysis of behavior from a molar perspective is assessed globally or generally. Molar analysis does not specify what a person is doing right or wrong, but it is important because it provides a measure of social validation and supports the idea that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Molecular analysis involves dividing the conduct into specific components to be measured objectively and reliably, giving validity to the behavior.
Capacity for Autonomy
- Capacity:
Understanding Muscular Strength: Types, Contractions, and Training
Muscular Strength: Definition and Key Concepts
Muscular strength is a fundamental physical attribute often combined with other physical qualities. Examples include:
- Strength + Speed
- Strength + Endurance
Definition of Strength
Strength is the energy produced by muscle contraction when attempting to move a resistance (e.g., a weight or body weight), regardless of the time factor. The greater the resistance, the greater the force required to overcome it.
Muscle Work = Muscle Strength
Muscle work depends on
Read MoreSports Training: Principles and Benefits
Training: Modifying Buffering for Performance
Training involves well-planned activities or exercises to improve performance (i.e., it costs less effort to achieve the objectives), develop new skills, and enhance capabilities. Matveev includes physical training, technical-tactical training, and mental and moral development of the athlete using physical exercises.
Aspects of Training
- Physical Aspect: Improving physical abilities.
- Technical Aspect: Perfecting gestures and movements.
- Tactical Aspect: Making