The document discusses various topics related to exercise and fitness. It addresses questions about core workouts, flexibility, stretching, and measuring resting heart rate. The main points covered are that core workouts involve more than just abdominal crunches, stretching does not limit flexibility and can help prevent injuries, and knowing your resting heart rate is important for monitoring exercise intensity and cardiovascular health. The document recommends further studying exercise and fitness topics through the book Life Time Physical Fitness and Wellness by Werner W.K. Hoeger and Sharon A. Hoeger.

1. WHICH WOULD WOULD YOU
CHOOSE? CARDIO OR
WEIGHT TRAINING

2. •DOES CORE WORK MEAN DOING A
LOT OF ABDOMINAL CRUNCHES?

3. THERE IS MORE TO CORE WORKOUT THAN
JUST DOING ABDOMINAL CRUNCHES
Abdominal crunch Bent-leg curl up
Core Workout
Reverse crunch Pelvic tilt

4. MORE….REFER TO PAGE 244
Lateral bridge Leg press
Core workout
Lat pull down Back extension

5. DOES STRENGTH TRAINING LIMIT MY
FLEXIBILITY?

6. STRETCHING
TRAINING DOES
NOT LIMIT YOUR
FLEXIBILITY.
IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT FOR
YOU TO STRETCH YOUR MUSCLES,
“IT HELPS FATIGUED MUSCLES TO
REESTABLISH THEIR NORMAL
RESTING LENGTH” PAGE 274
“STRETCHING PROGRAMS
INCREASES CIRCULATION TO THE
MUSCLES BEING STRETCHED,
PREVENTS LOW-BACK AND OTHER
SPINAL COLUMN PROBLEMS,
IMPROVES AND MAINTAINS GOOD
POSTURAL ALIGNMENT” PAGE 273

7. WILL STRETCHING BEFORE A WORKOUT
DECREASE MY CHANCES FOR INJURY?

8. THE ANSWER IS YESSSSS!!!!
• STRETCHING BEFORE OR AFTER
EXERCISE IS MORE EFFECTIVE FOR
PREVENTING INJURIES. PAGE 282
• A GOOD TIME TO STRETCH IS AFTER
AN AEROBIC WORKOUT. PAGE 282
• HIGHER BODY TEMPERATURE IN
ITSELF HELPS TO INCREASE THE
JOINT RANGE OF MOTION. PAGE 282

9. IS IT IMPORTANT TO KNOW MY RESTING
HEART RATE?

10. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
YOUR HEART RATE
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOUR RESTING HEART
RATE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE EXERCISING YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HEART IS GETTING THE
WORKOUT IT NEEDS.
YOUR HEART HAS TO GET TO A CERTAIN NUMBER IN
ORDER TO BURN CALORIES OR FAT.
YOU ALSO WHAT TO KNOW YOUR RESTING HEART RATE
IN CASE OF YOUR IN STROKE VOLUME OR CARDIAC
OUTPUT. PAGE 190

11. CALL- TO- ACTION
• YOU CAN STUDIED MORE ABOUT THE BODY VIA LIFE TIME PHYSICAL FITNESS
AND WELLNESS BY WERNER W. K. HOEGER AND SHARON A HOEGER
• THEY EDUCATE AND HELP YOU GET STARTED ON A HEALTHIER PATH OF LIFE.