Blog 24

L:     I, Nazareth Cervantes, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
I:      What I have done is consistently run school mornings and occasionally evenings for a minimum of at least 30 minutes. I have run a few days out of the weekends, in addition to running 2-3 days a week on school mornings and evenings. 
I began to time my runs from April on to see where I was at as far as speed goes. I would often complete 3 miles in roughly sub-23 minutes and jog during a remaining 10-15 minutes. While running, I tried to focus on my lean to provide more efficient energy use and stretched before and after runs.
A:      It helped with my EQ by having me use certain techniques (lean, lighter foot strike, tighter core) to test their efficiency in a run. Technique is my third and best answer to my EQ and using a consistent technique each run helped me decide my answer.



Ind. Comp 2 Running Hours

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I plan on creating a "running" log. This log will have the hours I have run by days.
By consistently logging my running hours, I might be able to complete the required 30 hours within a month or 2.
This component goes along with my EQ because it allows me to use my current research to try and reduce the amount of fatigue/ injury based on sports.

Blog 15

L: I, Nazareth Cervantes, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work
I have done this by completing a course at Mt. SAC's internet community class titled "Human Anatomy and Physiology."  The course allowed me to take section tests after each unit to prep me for the final test. In my final exam, I scored 86%. My course earned me 24 hours. Short by 6 hours, I am taking 6 hours from my 2nd component which involves a log of independent running hours.

I:Through taking the course, I have taken valuable notes which I think will help me to further add to my 1st answer, "Specific body type for specific sport." By knowing the basics of anatomy at a physiological level, I can then understand the processes of energy transferring and the types of muscles that are involved in which type of motion, breaking down my answer into a more detailed topic. I believe that the time I spent in this class was reflected in my final test scores and will be further reflected into my final presentation.

A: I can relate this to my EQ because I feel that it helps me to further explore my 1st answer to really get down to the science of why my answer should work. The course had relapsed metabolic energy and how energy is transferred from the food we eat to the energy that powers our cells, but it also helped to understand the very basics of the functions our body caries out every day, from the visions our brain forms from our eyes, to the proprioceptors that determine where our body is in space and when we are in danger.

 Mt. Sac Course
Running Hours

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I hope to take an online class on Mt. Sac's community education class. The class consists of human anatomy and physiology and is taught by a Holly Trimble, majoring in physical therapy and pediatrics in Colorado.
The classes run from November 9 until December 30th. I thought this may give me enough time to complete 30 hours, as well as providing more scientific research for my science experiment (either measuring V02max or Lactate acid).
By learning the anatomy and the physiology of human movement, it helps provide more backbone research for anatomy as a possible answer for my EQ.