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Fitness: The term "fitness" is an all-encompassing term that describes a set of physical attributes needed to perform a person's tasks in a safe and healthy manner. This can include but is not limited to three general domains of fitness: the Health Domain, the Skilled Domain, and The Sports Related Domain. This blog will focus on describing the characteristics of the Health Domain. The Health Domain contains such elements as appropriate body weight, cardiovascular health, muscle flexibility, muscle endurance, and, muscle strength.
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JUN 30, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 24, 2019Cardiology
Today, workplace wellness programs are offered by most large employers. They may be presented as part of an employee ben ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 24, 2019Cardiology
Attempts by athletes to increase their performance occasionally goes too far. This is the case in endless doping scandal ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
A moderate sauna session after a workout or spa treatment can be quite relaxing. A new study from Germany's Martin L ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 23, 2019Plants & Animals
When you’re just an itsy-bitsy spider, you tend to be particularly vulnerable to predation by the plethora of larg ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2019Health & Medicine
On your journey towards better heart health, one of your first steps will likely be into a gym. Science has prove ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
We’ve all heard it; regular exercise is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. After all, physical fitness is typicall ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 26, 2019Space & Astronomy
Renowned commercial space company SpaceX routinely launches reusable Falcon 9 rockets with fairleads packed with space s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2019Cardiology
Incorporating fitness into your daily commute is one of the healthiest things you can do for your heart. This can be don ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 20, 2019Plants & Animals
Bonobos have been at the forefront of scientific research for ages, and as it would seem, for an excellent reason. Every ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 15, 2019Health & Medicine
We have all had it hammered into our heads. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s so common a beli ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 14, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Batteries and Supercaps details the batteries of the future: potassium-oxygen batt ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Men can father children well into old age, but that may not be the best idea for their kids or their partners.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Many types of animals can get cancer, and while large animals would seemingly have higher rates, whales and elephants ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2019Cardiology
It can be easy when first starting an exercise program to get carried away. Many newcomers believe that more means more. ...Written By: Abbie ArceAPR 25, 2019Cardiology
The Female Athlete Triad is a combination of three interconnected health issues. The three components are energy deficie ...Written By: Abbie ArceAPR 14, 2019Cardiology
It’s easy to feel like you’ve missed the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of exercise. For older adults, th ...Written By: Abbie ArceAPR 10, 2019Cardiology
For woman across North America, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death. Evidence strongly suggest ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 14, 2019Technology
By intercepting and analyzing wireless signals, someone can have the ability to hack into a person’s pacemaker or ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 27, 2019Immunology
Scientists discovered a defect in immune cells known as "killer T cells" that explains their inability to destroy cancer ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 25, 2019Cardiology
It’s only the end of February, but chances are you’ve left your New Year’s resolution far behind you. ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 25, 2019Cardiology
There are multiple components to fitness that an exerciser can strive towards. These include speed, flexibility, agility ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 25, 2019Cardiology
Athletes are a special population. These fitness fanatics are highly concerned with their ability to continue engaging i ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 24, 2019Cardiology
Body mass index (BMI) scoring is a highly problematic method of calculating a person's body fat percentage. The BMI ...Written By: Abbie Arce
JUN 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) prevents most of the world from conducting any sort of whaling activities, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2019
Cardiology
Today, workplace wellness programs are offered by most large employers. They may be presented as part of an employee ben
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 24, 2019
Cardiology
Attempts by athletes to increase their performance occasionally goes too far. This is the case in endless doping scandal
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
A moderate sauna session after a workout or spa treatment can be quite relaxing. A new study from Germany's Martin L
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you’re just an itsy-bitsy spider, you tend to be particularly vulnerable to predation by the plethora of larg
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
On your journey towards better heart health, one of your first steps will likely be into a gym. Science has prove
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We’ve all heard it; regular exercise is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. After all, physical fitness is typicall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 26, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Renowned commercial space company SpaceX routinely launches reusable Falcon 9 rockets with fairleads packed with space s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2019
Cardiology
Incorporating fitness into your daily commute is one of the healthiest things you can do for your heart. This can be don
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
Bonobos have been at the forefront of scientific research for ages, and as it would seem, for an excellent reason. Every
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
We have all had it hammered into our heads. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s so common a beli
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Batteries and Supercaps details the batteries of the future: potassium-oxygen batt
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Men can father children well into old age, but that may not be the best idea for their kids or their partners.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Many types of animals can get cancer, and while large animals would seemingly have higher rates, whales and elephants ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2019
Cardiology
It can be easy when first starting an exercise program to get carried away. Many newcomers believe that more means more.
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
APR 25, 2019
Cardiology
The Female Athlete Triad is a combination of three interconnected health issues. The three components are energy deficie
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
APR 14, 2019
Cardiology
It’s easy to feel like you’ve missed the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of exercise. For older adults, th
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
APR 10, 2019
Cardiology
For woman across North America, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death. Evidence strongly suggest
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 14, 2019
Technology
By intercepting and analyzing wireless signals, someone can have the ability to hack into a person’s pacemaker or
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Scientists discovered a defect in immune cells known as "killer T cells" that explains their inability to destroy cancer
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 25, 2019
Cardiology
It’s only the end of February, but chances are you’ve left your New Year’s resolution far behind you.
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 25, 2019
Cardiology
There are multiple components to fitness that an exerciser can strive towards. These include speed, flexibility, agility
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 25, 2019
Cardiology
Athletes are a special population. These fitness fanatics are highly concerned with their ability to continue engaging i
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 24, 2019
Cardiology
Body mass index (BMI) scoring is a highly problematic method of calculating a person's body fat percentage. The BMI
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce