Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Gym membership?

Find 2 or 3 gymnasium/fitness centers that are close to your house and find out:

  1. How much a membership for you would cost?
  2. What requirements are there for you to sign up for a membership?
  3. What type of fitness programs/classes do they offer?
  4. Would you be inclined to join? Why, why not?
  5. DUE 11/2

Friday, October 19, 2007

legal supplements

Choose three LEGAL performance enhancing diet supplements, Go to WebMD and do some background research and answer the following questions:
  1. describe the affect that each substance has on the body.

  2. describe what would motivate an athlete or fitness participant to use this product.

  3. describe the risks or cautions associated with this type of supplementation.

DUE 10/26

Monday, October 15, 2007

Yoga?

Go online to wikipedia and read about the background of Yoga (what it is, where it comes from, etc..) Discuss your findings on your blog post and answer the following question...


Do you believe that Yoga is an acceptable exercise activity for Christian's to participate in?

Explain your answer...

Due 10/19

Friday, October 5, 2007

Cultural influences on fitness

How has the introduction and proliferation of:
health/fitness clubs, recreation centers, beauty salons, tanning businesses, etc.
as well as
television, video games, internet, etc. impacted our activity levels over the last 50 years? Explain your answer...

What do you think is an acceptable amount of time to spend in front of some type of screen (tv and/or computer) in a week?
(How many hours per week?)

DUE 10/12