hlth320 – Derrick's Fitness Blog

Let’s Talk about Apps

Hey everyone, welcome back to my blog about physical fitness. If you haven’t been here before, please check out my first, second, third, and fourth blog posts. These blog posts talk about problems that physical inactivity can cause, how good and bad sources of information available to you can impact your learning, how the InternetContinue reading “Let’s Talk about Apps”

Let’s Play some Mythbusters!

Hello and welcome to my blog about physical fitness. In previous blogs, I talked about problems that physical inactivity can cause, how good and bad sources of information available to you can impact your learning, and how the Internet has affected our creativity and an outcome that comes from your search history. In this blogContinue reading “Let’s Play some Mythbusters!”

How to be Safe in the Gym and on the Web

Hello and welcome to my blog about physical fitness and how to achieve that goal. If this is your first time visiting, please take a look at my past posts. Get fit don’t quit provides an introduction to the problems that physical inactivity causes and provides tips that you can follow to start your fitnessContinue reading “How to be Safe in the Gym and on the Web”

Is Bad Information Stopping You From Reaching Your Goals?

In my last blog post, I talked about how physical inactivity can contribute to chronic health problems later in your life and provided some tips that you can follow to begin your fitness journey. Like all other health topics that are covered today, the topic of physical activity and how to best achieve that hasContinue reading “Is Bad Information Stopping You From Reaching Your Goals?”

Get Fit Don’t Quit!

Physical inactivity has become a huge problem in this day and age, affecting people of all ages. According to the CDC, in 2018, only 24% of adults met the guidelines for aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity. This is a problem because as people exercise less, they can develop conditions like heart disease, type 2Continue reading “Get Fit Don’t Quit!”