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1) What do you think are the most important aspects of an effective exercise routine?

Increase muscle mass and reduces trans fat in the body.

2) List some reasons why individuals give up on exercise.

Addiction to technology such as video games and social media.

Some individuals give up on exercise because they are too busy with work or school or other responsibilities in life.

3) What are some ways technology is fostering an active lifestyle?

Causes more stress onto kids and teenagers and wanting to keep up with everybody's information.

4) On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the intensity of your workouts?

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Thin Question: What is cardiovascular endurance?

Thick Question:

Why do you think cardiovascular fitness is important? Use evidence from the book.

If intensity in exercise is important, then why do you think so many people are out of shape?

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1) Describe what a MET is. A metabolic equivalent.

2) If you can hold a conversation but still feel out of breath during a workout, what range of intensity are you in?

Moderate Range

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The Importance of Intensity in Physical Activity

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Thin And Thick Questions from the Reading 

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Thin And Thick Questions from the Reading 

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1) Thin Question:What are the four Health-related fitness components and how do they relate to overall fitness and health? What is FITT?

cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, body composition

Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type

2) Thick Question: What is a benefit of physical activity that surprised you? Why?

A benefit of physical activity that surprised me was that working out thins our blood so it doesn't clot easily.

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Why is high intensity fitness better for blood pressure?

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Even if you hate HIIT, love the elliptical and consider cleaning cardio, we've got news that might convince you to take your workouts to the next level. New research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine shows that people who participate in vigorous exercise have a lower risk of mortality compared to moderate exercisers - regardless of their total time spent active.

RELATED: HIIT: What It Is and Why It Works

In other words, even if you don't do much of it, vigorous workouts pay off in the long run. "It is very important for health to do moderate physical activity...[however] a small, but significant additional benefit is associated with engaging in some vigorous activity," says study author Dr. Klaus Gebel, of James Cook University's Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention in Cairns, Australia.

Here's why kicking your workouts up a notch could add time to your life.

Vigorous Exercise: Why Your Extra Effort Will Pay Off

It's no secret that high-intensity exercise has serious health benefits. Numerous studies have shown that hard workouts are better for people's blood pressure and physical function, while also having anti-inflammatory effects, according to Dr. Gebel.

"Therefore, we hypothesized that, among those reporting any moderate-to-vigorous activity, higher proportions of vigorous activity would be associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality," Dr. Gebel says. In other words: More burpees, more birthdays?

RELATED: The Medicine Ball HIIT Workout

Between 2006 and 2014, researchers studied 204,542 adults, ages 45 through 75, to determine how exercise levels impacted mortality. The participants were split into three groups: Those who did only moderate activity, those who did some vigorous activity, and those who worked out intensely more than 30 percent of the time. The results spoke for themselves: Participants who reported some vigorous activity had a nine percent decreased risk of mortality, compared to moderate exercisers. Furthermore, folks who did the most vigorous activity had a 13 percent lower risk, compared to those who did none. Talk about long-lasting effects.

How to Step Up Your Workouts

No clue if you're working out hard enough? Researchers defined vigorous activity as something that made you "breathe harder or puff and pant." Think: Running, aerobics, cycling or competitive tennis.

RELATED: Hate Running? 25 Ways to Learn to Love It

Currently, the World Health Organization's physical activity guidelines specify that adults should strive for either 150 minutes of moderate physical activity, or 75 minutes of vigorous activity, each week. The recommendations note that: "Two minutes of moderate-intensity activity counts the same as one minute of vigorous intensity activity." However, the results of this study suggest this isn't quite true.

"Ideally people should strive to achieve at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week and to spend at least 20-30 minutes of that in vigorous activity," Dr. Gebel says. Not realistic for you? Any amount of regular, vigorous intensity activity is better than none, according to researchers. Get started with these 3 Quick HIIT Workouts for Beginners.

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Why Vigorous Exercise Might Be Worth the Extra Sweat

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Even if you hate HIIT, love the elliptical and consider cleaning cardio, we've got news that might convince you to take your workouts to the next level. New research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine shows that people who participate in vigorous exercise have a lower risk of mortality compared to moderate exercisers - regardless of their total time spent active.

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Adidas has released a new brand of smart socks that has been approved by doctors and work out trainers all over the world. Studies show that these socks track down the paces made, how many times a day or week of exercise and heart and pulse rate. Celebrities who have purchased this time such as Jojo Siwa says these hip items rock her socks off. Adidas is heading into the right direction on the new verge of technological advance in health and wellness. .

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what the future holds for fitness technology - cnn

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What the future holds for fitness technology

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From swarms of drones to sensors hidden in your socks, experts weigh in on how we might use fitness technology to track our workouts and health in the future.

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Have you ever had a hard time picking a fitness plan or exercise program? There are a million plans out there! Which one is best? Which one fits into your lifestyle? Which one guarantees results? Create a plan that "fits" you.

Based on your own goals and circumstances fill in a FITT Principle chart. This can be your starting point. You can follow your own plan from there or find one that fits within your established guidelines!

If you are new to exercise, remember, work your way up. You don't need to run a marathon or spend hours in a gym to feel the benefits of exercise. Once you get started, make a plan to increase at least one FITT component regularly to help you stay on track and make improvements. Let's get started with FITT!

F - Frequency
How many days per week can you make time to exercise?

I - Intensity
How intense will you exercise? Intensity can vary between light, moderate and vigorous intensity activities. For example, walking slowly is a low intensity activity, walking briskly or shooting around a basketball is a moderate intensity activity and running (>5mph) is a vigorous intensity activity. A good rule of thumb is that a person doing moderate-intensity aerobic activity can talk, but not sing. A person doing vigorous-intensity activity cannot say more than a few words without pausing for a breath.

T - Time
How many minutes will you dedicate to an activity or exercise?

T - Type
What sort of activity will you complete? Aerobic activities like walking, jogging, biking, swimming or dancing or strengthening activities such as exercises using exercise bands, weight machines or hand-held weights.

150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity is recommended each week. For some, a serious behavior change is needed and for others, a modification to current behaviors is more appropriate. When adopting or modifying a physical activity routine, it is important to set realistic goals. Too often, individuals expect to lose unrealistic amounts of weight, run faster and longer and start seeing drastic body composition changes instantly. Instead, use the acronym S.M.A.R.T.

Specific is the what, where and how of the goal.
Measurable is how you will evaluate whether or not you met the goal.
Achievable is setting a goal that you can accomplish.
Realistic is setting a goal that is challenging, but attainable.
Timely relates to when you want to achieve your goal by, and what time frame you have to reach your goal.

Putting the FITT principle together, one can effectively plan an exercise routine and set a S.M.A.R.T. goal.

Source: Avera Health Tip & iGrow

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Have you ever had a hard time picking a fitness plan or exercise program? There are a million plans out there! Which one is best? Which one fits into your lifestyle? Which one guarantees results? Create a plan that "fits" you. Based on your own goals and circumstances fill in a FITT Principle chart.