Overview
Discussion 1:
Choose a sport or exercise-related skill that you perform regularly. You could select a particular leg exercise at the gym, a particular movement in yoga, or a specific sport skill like throwing a ball or shooting a puck. Identify and describe the following features of the skill you choose:
The plane or planes the skill occurs in
Classification of the movement environment
The types of movement involved
To help you with this analysis, please review the slides from Chapter 2.
Discussion 2:
- Please enjoy the video clip of Akebono Taro, one of the greatest sumo wrestlers in history. While you may not be able to understand the commentary, you will certainly be able to appreciate the talent and athleticism. Once you've watched the video, respond to the following in your discussion post keeping in mind that Akebonohas a body mass of 236kg and is 203 cm tall:
- What is his BMI? Find a classification table for BMI and classify him in terms of disease risk.
What disease/s is he at risk?
What is his somatotype and what led you to classify him this way?
Why are these classifications not necessarily a bad thing for him?