Personal & Consumer Health

Core Strength Training and Stability Lesson

Independent Research Report (Written on paper or Google Document)
1 page report on the following topics:

• Define "core muscles" and identify the main muscle groups involved.

• Explain the role of the core in overall health and longevity.

• Discuss how core training can help improve posture, reduce the risk of injuries, and promote balance and stability.

• Include any relevant statistics or data that emphasize the relationship between core strength and injury prevention or quality of life.

Group Project (groups of 2 people):

Find 4 stretches and 4 core exercises which improve strength, stability, and/or flexibility for your core.  Be ready to present these 8 stretches and exercises to the class by leading your workout as everyone follows along.  Each group of two students will need to explain why they chose the stretches and exercises they picked for their workout.

What is our “Core”

Muscles of the Core:

https://www.rethinkhealthonline.com/blog/core-muscles-explained

Video- What are spinal discs made of and how to keep them healthy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyeBElnYey4

Core Exercises:

The Best Core Exercises for All Fitness Levels:

https://www.healthline.com/health/best-core-exercises#beginner

34 Core Exercises Top Trainers Swear By:

https://www.self.com/gallery/core-exercises-top-trainers-swear-by

Video- How to strengthen your core muscles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XyRiymAqr4

Video- 8 Best Back Exercises! Increase mobility in tight & painful backs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcF5oQa3dfc

Full Exercise Videos:

10 Minute Deep Core and Pelvic Floor Workout

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip7wrGxqQhM

 12-Minute Core Conditioning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T39OBNaNzU

Full Body Yoga for Strength & Flexibility | 25 Minute At Home Mobility Routine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eml2xnoLpYE

25 MIN STRETCH & CORE - Full Body RECOVERY (Mobility, Flexibility Workout at home), no equipment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0eqxnSyRkM

Webquest- Carbon Footprint Guided Instruction

Answer these three questions using the link below:

• How Else Can I Reduce My Footprint?

• Why Should I Care About Carbon Emissions?

• What Else Affects My Footprint?

https://www.c2es.org/content/calculate-your-carbon-footprint/

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Visit this CDC Virtual Healthy School:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/vhs/index.html 

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Visit this CDC site to see how New Hanover County compares to the nation’s average.

https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/InfoByLocation/

The Built Environment

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/information/built_environment.htm

As a group, find out the responsibilities of the Built Environment and Health Initiative and state which ones are the most important.

What does the Built Environment and Health Initiative do?

BEHI helps communities use health information to make efficient, locally relevant decisions about transportation and land-use projects by:

·              Supporting health impact assessments (HIAs) that

–– Inform local decision makers outside of the traditional public health arenas about how changes to the built environment can affect public health.

–– Help communities evaluate the potential positive and negative health effects of a plan, project, or policy before it is built or implemented.

·              Forging ongoing relationships with local governments or planning commissions, thus building infrastructure that maximizes good health.

·              Providing scientific expertise through the use of transportation and health modeling tools to help drive local decision-making.

·              Providing training on how proposed projects; policies; and state, tribal, and local decisions can affect community health.

Tracking key environmental public health indicators by monitoring and evaluating active transportation and by tracking local and state community design data.