Cooling down

Literature Review Warming up before a game or an event has become such an important and common task that researchers have been continuously trying to find ways to improve performance through warming up. Researchers are still trying to figure out whether a 20-30 minute moderate intensity warm up is enough to reach someone’s optimal sprint performance. Many studies have found that the most influential factors that warm-ups have on sprint performance include the increase of muscle temperature (Faulkner, Ferguson, Hodder, & Havenith, 2013 & Zois, Bishop, Ball, & Aughey, 2011 & Sander, Keiner, Schlumberger, Wirth, & Schmidtbleicher, 2013 & Mohr, Krustrup, Nybo, Nielsen, & Bangsbo, 2003). This leads to the second part of the study to find out if external heating is more effective on someone’s sprint performance rather than actively warming up. A study investigating external muscle heating measured participants being water immersed of the legsand how it influenced the maximal output during a isokinetic sprint cycle (Faulkner, Ferguson, Hodder, & Havenith, 2013). Therefore, the muscle temperature of the legs has a huge role on someone’s sprint performance. The study of warm-ups comparative to sprint performance has been a wide interest for many athletes and trainers. It has been documented that the major contributing factor to post-warm-up performance improvement is the rise in muscle temperature. Generally within 3-5 minutes of warming up muscle temperature rapidly increases with…

Alphabet Energy Matt Scullin is the PhD student in UC Berkeley and he has high interests in thermoelectric technology. In his academic career, he found that the traditional way of power generating wastes about 60% energy. While with the thermoelectric technology people can generate electricity from wasted heat and it can improve efficiency in 10% to 25%. By using his own technology, Matt started a company called alphabet energy and producing superior thermoelectric device. He narrowed his…

I was now playing on a select team and also on a premier club team. I was feeling great. During my eighth grade school soccer season, I was the top scorer for my team and I had high hopes of making Varsity soccer as an entering freshman. Two weeks prior to the start of soccer season, I broke my ankle playing indoor soccer. I was overcome with more disappointment than imaginable. I felt like the one thing I had worked so hard to accomplish was once again taken away. Similar with The Pact when Sam…

What is Down syndrome? Risk Factors and Research Bria Williams Valencia Community College, East Campus Author Note This paper was written for Human Biology, Section 24630, taught by Professor Ed Schultz. Abstract In 1866, John Langdon Down; an English physician, recorded and published an accurate description of a person with Down syndrome. He stated that, the facial features of those who have Down syndrome were similar to those of the Mongolians and he called them mongoloids. Down…

The Treasure Coast Down Syndrome Awareness Group (2016) is a non-profit and support organization that is dedicated to enhancing the lives of a person with Down syndrome and creating awareness. The group helps to share information on education, health, advocacy, parenting issues, and anything else dealing with Down syndrome. The group offers resources through monthly meetings, public awareness programs, new parent information, resource library, Stand Up for Independence (SUFI) - a self-advocate…

How is intellectual disability represented in Let Him Have It? The 1991 film Let Him Have It was directed by Peter Medak, and is based on the life of a young disabled man named Derek Bentley. Derek’s disability is represented is an honest un-romanticised fashion. The film explores how it affects his life and his decision making, as well as how his disability impacts his relationships with others. Derek is easily influenced and unable to entirely comprehend the consequences of his actions,…

Global Development Besio (2004) addresses global developmental gains through play with the implementation of individualized technologies for children with disabilities. A three-year Action-Research study was conducted in three separate phases. The first phase of the trial involved planning an individualized play program, gathering study subjects, and organizing necessary groups to implement the program and gather data. The second phase of the trial consisted of observation and assessment of 6…

Prenatal Development The day I found out that I was pregnant was a day of unmatchable joy for both my husband and I. Our joy was continued throughout the pregnancy until the doctor had offered us possible test to see if the baby had any problems. I didn’t want to know until the baby was born, but my husband insisted. The doctor conducted a maternal blood screening, as well as a noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (Santrock 2014, pg. 52). The tests came back positive for Down syndrome. At that point…

Nancy Klein’s “Abortions and Prenatal Testing” describe the use of prenatal testing to determine if a child will be born with genetic conditions, specifically Down syndrome. Klein describes the fears of parents who believe that with less children in the world with Down syndrome, there will be a decrease in the quality of life of those who are already living with the disorder. Klein also describes the fears that with less children born with Down syndrome, there will be a decrease in institutional…

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