Mrs. P's Sport Science/kinesiology Blog: 2024

Monday, December 16, 2024

Magnus effect & seams

The science of curveballs: Watch the following video and answer the questions on the lab. link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_859181&feature=iv&src_vid=23f1jvGUWJs&v=t-3jnOIJg4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_859181&feature=iv&src_vid=23f1jvGUWJs&v=t-3jnOIJg4k

Physics girl - curve ball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIPO3W081Hw

If you need a review of Magnus force here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23f1jvGUWJs

Monday, November 11, 2024

nerve impulse conduction

Watch the quick link on how diameter changes nerve impulses.https://www.easybiologyclass.com/difference-between-myelinated-and-unmyelinated-neurons/

http://www3.uah.es/farmamol/Public/Animaciones/actionp.html

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Muscle contraction

Watch the short animations on muscle contraction and answer the questions on the paper from class.

Sarcomere Contraction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9K1enGBJRw

Corporis Sliding Filament Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbbVbwX0av8

Sliding Filament Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTZnBdeIb5c

Calcium attachment Actin myosin crossbridge

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

You are going to lookup information about a type of weight/ workout.

Workout types: senior fitness, tabata, cross fit training, circuit training, core lifts, Olympic lifts, supersets, HIIT, LISS, coordination & agility training, yoga & Pilates, body resistance exercises

Please consider the following while researching:
(ignore #6-8 right now)

What are you researching? If HIIT - what does HIIT stand for?
What is the workout?
Who do you think this workout is geared towards? age, gender, fitness level
What is the purpose of the workout?
Give an example of a sample workout.
Include a video that you find helpful about this type of workout/weights. Why do you think this video would be helpful?
Cite all your sources used. Copy and paste of the website is fine.
Would this be a beneficial workout program for you? Explain

Why is it important for seniors to exercise? Go to the following website:

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health

https://nihseniorhealth.gov/exerciseforolderadults/healthbenefits/01.html
https://medlineplus.gov/exerciseforseniors.html

1. Why is it important for seniors to exercise? benefits?

2. What did you learn?

What would be good exercise programs for seniors to do? You need to include two programs and an explanation of why the program would be beneficial to do.

https://www.self.com/story/fitness-terms-to-know-before-working-out
Superset: https://www.shape.com/fitness/tips/superset-definition-superset-workout

HIIT & LISS:

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/how-many-hiit-workouts-should-you-do-a-week/?utm_source=mfp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MFP_Newsletter_20200227_Winner

HIIT: https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/5-best-exercises-for-fat-loss-ranked/