Your metabolism is the sum of all of the chemical processes that occur in your body. Metabolism is essential to obtaining the energy necessary to perform all bodily functions, from taking a breath to running a mile. Your basal metabolic rate (BMR) is a measure of the amount of calories your body needs to perform its most basic functions, like breathing and blood circulation.

Use Exercise and Sports to Keep Your Metabolism High

Your metabolism is the sum of all the chemical activities in the body. Metabolism plays a big role in your energy, exercising, and caloric intake. In this interactivity, you will learn why your metabolism is important to your health and fitness. Click the player button to begin.

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Individual Sports

A sport is a competition between two or more people that requires physical activity, physical fitness, and skill. There are a variety of individual sports that you can try. Track and field, gymnastics, and martial arts are all examples of sports. Competing in sports requires you to work towards enhancing your athleticism, sportsmanship, and the skills particular to your chosen sport. Good nutrition will help your body keep up with the demands of training, practice, and competition.

Individual sports provide you the chance to engage in one-on-one competition. Some individual sports can be scored as team sports, such as track and field, or gymnastics. The actual performance in these types of sports, however, is individual. Your school, local parks and recreation department, local organizations, and private businesses offer opportunities to become involved in sports.

Take a moment to look at a variety of popular individual sports. Write down the list given to you below, and add at least five more that are not on this list.

Types of Individual Sports
Archery	Martial Arts
Boxing	Running
Canoe/Kayak	Surfing
Cycling	Swimming
Disc Sports	Table Tennis
Diving	Tennis
Equestrian Sports	Triathlon
Fencing	Snowboarding
Field Events (Shot Put, Discus)	Skating
Golf	Skiing
Gymnastics	Wrestling

 

Individual Sports and Metabolism Review

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