KNH 188 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Blood Sugar, Percentile, Circuit Training
1 Jul 2016
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Helps people cope more effectively in emergency situations. Improves cholesterol levels, may help lover blood pressure and control blood sugar: strength and metabolism. Each additional pound of muscle tissue may increase resting metabolism by up to 35 calories per day: strength training in women. It is harder for women to increase muscle mass than men because of their hormones. (testosterone is less in women) Does not cause muscle hypertrophy as in men. Changes in body composition can lead to reduction in inches but not body weight. Improved body appearance can be achieved through strength training: muscular strength and endurance tests. Use selected percentages of body weight to determine the resistance to be lifted. No fitness categories based on the number of repetitions performed. Percentile ranks may be slightly off based on strength equipment: bench press: hw (45 % of weight, factors that affect strength.
