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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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AUG 03, 2016Health & Medicine
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In the middle of the 19th century, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, which contains his theory of evolu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 25, 2016Videos
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North Korea has sent another satellite dubbed Kwangmyongsong 4 into space last Saturday that the country claims will be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 31, 2016Videos
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Most people would think of scuba divers as fit human beings with full access to their arms and legs for swimming purpose ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Nearly 40 percent of children in New York City are overweight or obese. To combat the issue, the city enacted policies i ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 13, 2016Space & Astronomy
British astronaut Tim Peake will perform his first spacewalk on Friday, January 15th along with NASA’s Tim Kopra, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 11, 2016Neuroscience
It’s common knowledge that exercise has many benefits. While it can keep the heart healthy and the muscles strong, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 06, 2016Videos
Rhian Lewis recently became the first woman outside of Germany to have her vision restored with the help of a tiny retin ...DEC 24, 2015Health & Medicine
People often argue that a person can be both fat and fit. Now, new research claims that you cannot be both fat and fit. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 14, 2015Neuroscience
While studies on fitness and childhood obesity are quick to blame video games for the lack of activity in the lives of c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 06, 2015Videos
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AUG 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
The idea of a hardcore gamer often conjures up an image of a person sitting on a couch or computer chair intensely drawn
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 15, 2016
Microbiology
It’s common knowledge that bacteria replicate by making exact copies of themselves, right? Well, that’s true
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 11, 2016
Neuroscience
The concept of physical exercise being a healthy habit is not new. Dozens of studies show the benefit of moderate exerci
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Lots of reptiles love their protein. They have a constant desire for the stuff to compliment their livestyles, and that&
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 21, 2016
Technology
Activity trackers can provide a good overall estimate of calories burned, but are less accurate when measuring certain a
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 31, 2016
Videos
In China, traffic has reached epic proportions. All of those cars not only clog the streets, but contribute to the poor
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
Maintaining a regular exercise schedule is commonly known to be the cornerstone of a lifestyle suited to prevent cardiov
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, are known to cause a variety of problems. TBI has been indicated in Chronic Traumatic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
New research findings show that young females on the lowest end of the physical activity spectrum are more likely to dev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotics cure infections, right? Well, not always. A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe details how antib
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 22, 2016
Cardiology
Fitness tracker users who receive an encouraging text from their doctor may significantly increase their physical a
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 25, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In the middle of the 19th century, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, which contains his theory of evolu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 25, 2016
Videos
Multiple studies show that exercising can aid in the recovery from cancer, but it's hard to get patients to the gym. The
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 17, 2016
Neuroscience
Does size matter? In many things it does. As far as brain size though, there is some debate about that. First you have t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 13, 2016
Space & Astronomy
North Korea has sent another satellite dubbed Kwangmyongsong 4 into space last Saturday that the country claims will be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 31, 2016
Videos
Wearable sensors that can only track your heart rate and count your steps are so… 2015. Scientists from the University o
...
JAN 28, 2016
Videos
Most people would think of scuba divers as fit human beings with full access to their arms and legs for swimming purpose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Nearly 40 percent of children in New York City are overweight or obese. To combat the issue, the city enacted policies i
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 13, 2016
Space & Astronomy
British astronaut Tim Peake will perform his first spacewalk on Friday, January 15th along with NASA’s Tim Kopra,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s common knowledge that exercise has many benefits. While it can keep the heart healthy and the muscles strong,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 06, 2016
Videos
Rhian Lewis recently became the first woman outside of Germany to have her vision restored with the help of a tiny retin
...
DEC 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
People often argue that a person can be both fat and fit. Now, new research claims that you cannot be both fat and fit.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 14, 2015
Neuroscience
While studies on fitness and childhood obesity are quick to blame video games for the lack of activity in the lives of c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 06, 2015
Videos
The term "gene drives" refers to the ability of specific genes to "drive" themselves as well as nearby genes through pop
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich