Don't Throw A Fit, Be Fit
Celeste A. Lucero
Laguna Pueblo
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Identity
Identity
Sharing One Skin
The author gives a concrete description of the Okanagan community and what a community means. Jeanette Armstrong does this by briefly introducing herself and where her parents are from. She brings up her childhood memories in the Okanagan community and explains how important community is. Armstrong describes the four capacities of one's self that the Okanagan's perceive. The physical, emotional, thinking intellectual, and the spiritual self.
Native American Identity
This is an article in which they share their perspective about Native Americans slowly losing their cultural identity. Horse opens up the chapter by sharing what his grandmother had shared with him. “Someday we’re all going to be like white people” (61). This quote can mean a variety of things. But I think the Horse’s purpose of including this quote is to support the idea of native people slowly losing their traditional ways of life. He goes into depth about how Indigenous people are doing so. Horse brings up how Indigenous people and white people share many qualities they did not share before.
History
History
Native Peoples in American Sports
This article is describing archaeological evidence which shows that Native Americans played various physical sports. The sports or game include different skills which include: physical strength, endurance, or speed. Many of said sports involve a lot of running. Later through the years when Native boarding schools took place, students would play against white players. Popular sports throughout the nation for Natives included lacrosse, running, football or baseball. These were all mainstream sports, except for lacrosse. Lacrosse was known in many Native communities until white people found out about the sport. They eventually did not let Natives play lacrosse. This article displays the long history of Native Americans and what physical activities they participated in.
Winnebago
In the article “Winnebago,” the author, Barry Pritzker, explains the history of the tribe. Although this article is not specifically about the Winnebago tribe being active, it explains how different activities were tied to their culture and way of life. First of all, the word, “Winnebago,” is Algonquin for “people of filthy water.” The reason behind this is because it refers to the FOx River and The Winnebago Lake which had been clogged with dead fish every summer. The Midewiwin was a medicine dance ceremony that dealt with life, death, and the afterlife. As you know, dancing can be a very physical event. Events such as marriage, leadership, and games such as lacrosse were governed by the twelve paternal clans. These clans were divided among two divisions, four in the air division and eight in the earth division. Aside from games, there were runners that traveled between winter hunting parties and villages, to exchange fresh meat for dried vegetables. The physical events that the Winnebago did is an example of how physical fitness is connected to Natives.
Current State of the Issue
Current State of the Issue
COVID-19 Interim Guidance: Return to Sports and Physical Activity
Provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics, all information provided in this article is particularly for adolescents and children, or parents concerning playing sports during COVID. In this informational article, it provides information and suggestions for athletes during the pandemic. Safety precautions and many others. It also tells you how continuing to play the sport would be beneficial but also risky. Though considering the risks, there are also benefits which include: socializing with friends or other kids, improvement of cardiovascular health, body composition, mentality, and overall fitness.
Effects of the Active Kids Voucher Program on Children and Adolescents’ Physical Activity: A Natural Experiment Evaluating A State-Wide Intervention
Active Kids, a state government implemented universal voucher program in New South Wales, Australia. The purpose of this program was to study/understand how the effects of financial incentive intervention delivered in a real-world setting has on ages 4.5 - 18 years old physical activity participation. It is said that having at least an hour of physical activity each day is “associated with enhanced cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal health and fitness, improved body composition, academic achievement and cognition, quality of life, mental health, social and emotional behaviours in children.” The results of this study had positive outcomes by having the participants increase their physical activities almost each day.
Cooper Institute Looks to Get Kids Active Again as Pandemic Continues
An audio visual source regarding the issue of inactive children due to COVID-19. People have seen kids have difficulties learning physical education. Due to the pandemic, screen time has increased and physical activity has decreased. Director of Youth Research at the Cooper Institute Andjelka Pavlovic stated, “there are so many kids that just stopped being active altogether.” Now that schools are opening up again, they should keep physical activities in mind. Basically this article proves the current issue of kids being inactive due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SFIS Soccer
SFIS Soccer
Garcia, A. Personal Photo, 2021.
Dog Walking
Dog Walking
Lucero, C. Personal Photo, 2020
Working Out
Working Out
Lee, T. Gym, 2021
Global Connections
Global Connections
Global Epidemic' of Childhood Inactivity
According to the WHO, not only is the physical health of children being damaged but inactivity can also stunt brain development and social skills. So the target of 60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity is recommended for adolescents and young children. Not only can the lack of physical activity affect you know, but in the future as well. Weak bones, a weak heart, and a higher risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes is not ideal for when you get older. It will only be that much harder to maintain your health. Inactivity is a worldwide problem from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
Physical Activity in Latinas: Social and Environmental Influences
While activity levels are low in the United States, activity levels are found to be lower in minority females compared to white women, 29.2%. Reports show 47.8% of Latino women never take part in any physical activity. Disproportionately, Latinas suffer from diseases such as diabetes more than the average white woman. Social effects causing inactive Latinas are the lack of childcare, non supportive families, family obligations, ideal body images & shapes or simply having no one to exercise with. Environmental effects such as unsafe areas and low income areas.
140th out of 146: Australian Teens Do Close to the Least Physical Activity in the World
“We watch sports but not enough of us play it.” This video describes current issues the country of Australia is facing with inactive teenagers. The country is very popular when it comes to soccer. Being inactive impacts more than “our waistline” but also our physical literacy. Physical literacy is important for teens because it is knowledge, behaviors, and confidence that influences people to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
An Eagle dance in the Laguna Pueblo
Parkour in France
People dancing during a Salsa festival in Puerto Rico
Tai Chi being performed in China
Citations
Citations
“140th out of 146: Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world.” The Conversation. Published on 29 November, 2022. Accessed on 03 March, 2022. https://theconversation.com/140th-out-of-146-australian-teens-do-close-to-the-least-physical-activity-in-the-world-127434.
A Visual History of Sports.” Youtube. The Atlantic. Published 9 February 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdi6o5popkU. Accessed 19 October 2021.
Chinahbzyg. "Tai Chi." Activif, July 23, 2021. Date Accessed 28 February, 2022. https://www.activif.com/20-plus-fun-interesting-facts-about-tai-chi/
Clotee Pridgen Allochuku. "Salsa dancing at a salsa festival." Culture Trip, April 24, 2017. Date Accessed 1 March, 2022. https://theculturetrip.com/caribbean/puerto-rico/articles/7-puerto-rican-salsa-icons-that-salsa-lovers-need-to-know/
“Cooper institute looks to get kids active again as pandemic continues.” Spectrum New 1. Accessed on November 4 2021. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2021/03/18/cooper-institute-looks-to-get-kids-active-again-as-pandemic-continues#
“COVID-19 Interim Guidance: Return to Sports and Physical Activity.” American Academy of Pediatrics. Last modified September 20 2021. Accessed November 4 2021. https://www.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/covid-19-interim-guidance-return-to-sports/
Gallagher, James. “Global epidemic' of childhood inactivity.” BBC News. Published on 22 November, 2019. Accessed on 1 March, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50466061#:~:text=Four%20in%20five%2011%2D%20to,brain%20development%20and%20social%20skills.
Knights of Columbus. "Native Americans Dancing." Catholic Review, JUly 8, 2020. Date Accessed 1 March, 2022. https://catholicreview.org/laguna-people-are-example-of-perseverance-in-faith-archbishop-lori-says/
Le Parkour Street climbing Paris Ile de France France." XTREMESPOTS.COM, December 04, 2014. Date Accessed 1 March, 2022.https://www.xtremespots.com/other-sports/le-parcour-free-running/paris-ile-de-france-france/
“Physical activity in Latinas: social and environmental influences.” Women's health (London, England). Date Accessed 1 March, 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3868363/.
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