Individuals of all ages should devote a portion of their fitness program to the maintenance or improvement of muscular strength and endurance. Indeed, the development of muscular strength and endurance is currently the hottest area in fitness training. People of all ages, genders, and athletic ability are using strength training to improve their health, appearance and physical capacity.
Assignments: 1. Answer the above questions (objectives). E-mail them to the instructor in MS Word format.
2.
After
studying this lesson and related resources, design a resistance/strength
training exercise program for yourself. 3. Scan the major news websites for health/wellness articles related to the subject of this chapter and write a brief report on one of them. Your report should be about 1/2 page for each news story. E-mail them to the instructor in MS Word format. Some of the major sites include http://www.usatoday.com http://www.msnbc.com http://www.cnn.com and others of your choice.
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