Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Blog 1: Summer Mentorship

Literal (Know)
Contact Information:
·         Valerie Floyd
o   (626) 733-1345
o   24 hour Fitness West Covina – Club 81
§  1530 West Covina pkwy
        West Covina, CA 91790
§  (626) 851-2600


Questions raised from the 10 hour experience:

·         What is the difference when you exercise for weight loss and when you exercise to gain muscle?
·         What kind of diet should be followed in order to have proper nutrition?
·         Since it’s possible to target a specific area to gain muscle, can you target a specific are to lose fat?
·         What is BMI (Body Mass Index) and how does it work?
·         Why is warming up and cooling down so important (apart from the risk of pulling a muscle or getting a cramp)?
·         What should one look for in nutrition labels?
·         Is a protein drink more beneficial as a pre-workout drink or as a post-workout drink?
·         What kind of exercise causes an “after burn” effect?

Interpretive
What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
  • I learned plenty of information I did not know before. Most of the information my trainer told me was completely knew, and I greatly benefited from the experience. The most important piece of knowledge she gave me was to keep track of everything. I believe this is the most significant thing I learned because it is what made me see the most positive changes in my body and mood. By keeping track of my diet, workouts, and body, I was able to know what I needed to work on or change in order to be one step closer towards attaining a fit and healthy body. 
Applied
How did what you did help you choose a topic? Please explain.
  • My experience with my trainer helped me choose a topic because I saw that there was much more to fitness than simply dieting and exercising. I had different topics in mind during my junior year, but I think that by making my senior topic fitness related I will not only increase my knowledge on the topic, but I will also benefit physically. This experience also helped me see that a topic in fitness is not only about losing weight or eating salads, its about trying to be healthy.


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