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Electrolytes: Essential Functions for Optimal Health

Designs for Health

Sweat, particularly during physical exercise and exposure to hot weather, is the largest source of electrolyte and water loss. Replacing sweat loss through electrolyte-containing fluids is crucial for endurance athletes. Daily water losses also occur from respiration, urination, and bowel movements.

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L-Glutamine: Promoting Gut Barrier Health

Designs for Health

The Importance of a Healthy Gut Barrier Function The gut mucosa is lined with rapidly proliferating epithelial cells that endure constant damage from daily functioning. Exogenous glutamine sources are required during times of stress , such as trauma, sepsis, or exercise. g/kg of fat-free mass) two hours before exercising.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

PLT4M

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. Teachers can fall into the trap of believing certain students don’t have the disposition for physical activity or exercise, which is far from the truth. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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Student Centered Learning Examples Using Technology

PLT4M

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. 2016). Through an inclusion teaching style, teachers can provide choices of exercises for students and health-related fitness activities that are specific to their personal goals. References: Colquitt, G., Pritchard, T., Johnson, C.

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Resolving Running-Related Injury

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Beyond sport, we must also consider the enormous numbers of recreational runners and those for whom running is a popular form of exercise for health and fitness. Recreational runners will be very familiar with this phenomenon. Thanks to this evolutionary history we are specifically adapted for endurance running.

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Roller Derby Unleashed: A Guide to the Thrills and Skills of this Unique Sport

The Sporting

Initially, roller derby consisted of endurance races where teams of two skaters raced on a banked wooden track. The fun, recreational skates - as beautiful as they may be - simply are not strong enough to compete on the roller derby scene. Gearing Up For Roller Derby: What Kit to you need? But this is not to say that you can’t play!

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Native American Lacrosse and Stickball

Montessori Physical Education

Some advantages to smaller mini-games include enhanced participation, more exercise, alternative opportunities for competition, and appropriate skill level matching. Lacrosse served many purposes within Native American society: dispute settlement, youth war training, recreation, betting, festivals, and religion.

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