Friday, January 20, 2012

Blog 13

Proper Body Type:


1st interview:
Generally people who are active and contain the right amount of muscle mass, depending on their needs, experience less injuries and recover faster if they are injured.

"Gaining Weight For Athletes," Book:
Making sure that you do physically qualify for a sport or activity insures that perform safer and are generally stronger in said activity. For example, a lean runner would be expected to perform better than a more built runner. Each sport, even each position within a sport, has different qualifications for body mass.

Conclusions of several articles:
Performing and conditioning to improve performance and well being insures that you have some kind of knowledge of how the body works on a physiological level.With this knowledge, the individual develops their style.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Blog 12

Working at Casa Colina in Pomona. My contact is David Salaiz (909-596-7733, EXT 3067). The staff has had me wipe down equipment and beds, restock linen, and give an extra hand to staff who needs help with patients. I've completed 40 hours.
 Service Learning

Sunday, January 8, 2012

I-Poly ESLR's

1. Effective Communicator
I feel that I have been more of an effective communicator this year than previous years. Regarding senior project, I have tried my best to get things done, which kind of forced me to to ask for others help. Being a bit stubborn, I've started to realize, this year, that in order to graduate and ultimately seek a career, I've got to open up a little more.

2. Effective I-Poly Citizen
I interpret this topic as more of a "growing up" idea. I personally feel I have made strides in trying to do what needs to be done, and excepting the consequences if I don't.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Blog 11

1. How fast does a "healthy" or generally fit person recover from injury opposed to that of someone who is not so fit?
2. Generally, when an athlete comes to you for an injury, do they know why the exercises work prior to their schedule? In other words, does it seem they have a knowledge of their anatomy?
3. Of these three, which do you think occurs most in athletes:
-injury does to overworking the body,
-injury due to unproper form, and,
-injury due to accidents or trauma?
4. How important is a balanced diet in recovery?
5. Would you advise any athlete (recreational or professional) to have some guidance in their sport, whether it'd be training or prior experience under a trainer?
6. There are reports saying stretching does not prevent injury, but has no change at all (sometimes even increases chance of injury). How do you decide how to incorporate stretching into a patient's plan?
7. Do you ever get patients who come back after completing therapy telling you they have a different injury in the same relative spot? If so, are the injuries more dramatic and significant due to the previous injury?
8. How does an athlete's definition of fit differ from that of an athlete from a different sport? How much more difficult can it be to be fit or more than one sport?
9. Nutrition plays a big role in any kind of exercise, as it acts as a fuel source. Is it possible to actually be injured from wrong eating habits? How dramatic are the results?
10. What would you personally think would be the best solution to preventing any kind of injury?