Blog 3: Interview Preparation

1. Who do you plan to interview? Why?

• I plan to interview one of iPoly's P.E teachers, Mrs. Burton. I would like to interview her because she knows what the senior project is and she would be very helpful and extensive with her responses. Also, since I worked with her freshmen and sophomore year, its more comfortable for the both of us. Plus, since she works with teenagers, she would be able to tell me what kind of fitness exercises are more beneficial to people in my age group. I feel she would be a very helpful source of information.

2. You have to ask 5 questions. What additional questions do you plan to ask?

• I would like to ask her the questions that came up during my Mentorship. 
• 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? 

I feel that the response to these questions might get me a good amount of follow up questions I could ask, and once I further look into these responses I will get a better understanding of them and be able to explore new ideas or methods and have more questions to ask in the future.