Action Research Report

Corey Meram
Azusa Pacific University
EDUC 526
Professor: Matt Hixson
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Abstract
)his action research #an *as +esi!ne+ to +eve#o a metho+ for imrovin! my
hysica# hea#th throu!h en+urance trainin!, )he exectations at the com#etion of this
#an are that - *i## .e a.#e to run for thirty minutes *ithout .ecomin! exhauste+, )o
accom#ish this !oa#% a re!iment *as +eve#oe+ for trainin!, /a#0in! on a trea+mi## *as
con+ucte+ for one our each +ay over the course of five *ee0s, )o increase the +ifficu#ty
of the trainin! run time in comarison to *a#0in! *as increase+ an+ an inc#ine to the
runnin! terrain *as intro+uce+, )his a##o*e+ for imrovement overtime in hysica#
en+urance,
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Action Research Report
Section 1: Introduction
)he urose of action research #an *as to +eve#o a metho+ to imrove my
hea#th, $ince .e!innin! my un+er!ra+uate% - .e!an to .ecome #ax on my hysica#
con+ition, )his has carrie+ throu!h into my !ra+uate schoo# time, Recent#y - have .e!un
*or0in! to he# .rin! my *ei!ht un+er contro#, )hou!h - am sti## hysica##y stron!% -
have notice+ that my en+urance% esecia##y for runnin!% has suffere+ !reat#y +urin! this
time, Current#y - am on#y a.#e to com#ete t*o mi#es in a thirty minute erio+ *ithout
+iscomfort, /hen attemtin! to 1o!2run - am a.#e to maintain the effort for a.out ten
minutes .efore .ecomin! *in+e+ an+ nee+in! to s#o* +o*n, )his is of !reat concern to
me as heart +isease is common in .oth si+es of my fami#y an+ oor hea#th *i## on#y
hin+er my a.i#ities to revent an con+itions from occurrin!, )hese con+itions have #ea+
me to +eve#o this action research #an to see if it is ossi.#e to imrove my hea#th
throu!h a re!u#ate+ re!iment in or+er to run for thirty minutes *ithout .ecomin!
exhauste+,
Section 2: Implementation
)he action research #an *as im#emente+ over the course of five *ee0s, 3n the
first +ay of im#ementation% +ata *as co##ecte+ to act as the contro# to .e use+ to sho*
chan!e overtime, Durin! the first *ee0 *a#0in! an+ 1o!!in! *ere con+ucte+, Each +ay
the time 1o!!in! *as increase+ each +ay, After .ecomin! comforta.#e at a !iven rate of
1o!!in! to *a#0in!% an inc#ine *as intro+uce+, )he inc#ine *as reresente+ .y a oint
system of "46, Each oint *as e5uiva#ent to a "& +e!ree s#oe increase, )his continue+ to
+eve#o stren!th an+ en+urance,
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Durin! im#ementation there *as one factor that ha+ not .een ta0en into account
+urin! +eve#oment% *hich occurre+: in1ury, Durin! the thir+ *ee0 of im#ementation -
in1ure+ my 0nee in a non4re#ate+ inci+ent, As a resu#t *ee0 three sa* a re!ression to
*a#0in!% *hi#e the in1ury hea#e+, After this the norma# routine *ith !ra+ua# increase to
+ifficu#ty *as resume+,
/ee0s four an+ five runnin! *as .rou!ht into the routine *hi#e *a#0in! *as
remove+, (o!!in! *as the rimary exercise metho+ *hi#e runnin! *as .rou!ht in
!ra+ua##y, )he inc#ine+ *as re+uce+ +o*n to zero +urin! this time, )his *as +one +ue to
the +ifficu#t runnin! reresente+ to me, As - .e!an to +eve#o more stren!th in my
runnin!% - .e!an to inc#u+e an inc#ine in my routine a!ain, 3n the fina# +ay% inc#ine *as
re+uce+ to zero in or+er to o.tain +ata to comare to the contro#,
Section 3: Results
At the com#etion of the #an a## +ata *as co##ecte+ to!ether for comarison, -t
*as foun+ +urin! my trainin! a.out 6&7 of my time *as sent 1o!!in!% *hi#e *a#0in!
an+ runnin! ma+e u 6&7 an+ "&7 resective#y, )he +ai#y resu#ts can .e foun+ in
Aen+ix A, Durin! the trainin! six +ays *ere
com#ete+ *ith a "2 +e!ree inc#ine% ei!ht +ays
*ith a 2' +e!ree inc#ine+% an+ three +ays at a 667
inc#ine,
)he resu#ts from +ay seventeen throu!h
+ay t*enty sho*s +eviation from the ori!ina#
im#ementation #an for this activity, )his *as the timeframe in *hich - *as in1ure+ an+
foun+ it +ifficu#t enou!h 1ust to *a#0, -t +oes sho* the !ra+ua# hea#in! of my 0nee an+
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Walking Jogging Running
Type of
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my a.i#ity to *or0 .ac0 to*ar+s the !oa# set, )his in1ury +i+ ne!ative#y imact the
success of this #an as it s#o*e+ the +o*n curve in +ifficu#ty - ha+ #anne+ to im#ement
over those +ays to he# *ith my trainin!,
)hou!h - +i+ not meet my ori!ina# !oa# of runnin! for thirty minutes% *hen
comarin! the first an+ fina# +ay of im#ementation a star0 +ifference can .e seen
.et*een my hysica# con+itions, At the outset of the #an - stru!!#e+ to maintain a 1o! for
rou!h#y ha#f the thirty minute .#oc0, )hrou!h trainin!% - *as a.#e to +o reach a oint
*here *a#0in! *as no #on!er nee+e+ *hi#e runnin! on a f#at surface, 3n the fina# +ay -
*as a.#e to maintain a s#o* run 8aroximate#y a 9 minute mi#e: for near#y 657 of the
.#oc0% or nineteen an+ a ha#f minutes,
Day Incline % Walked % Jogged % Ran
1 0 50 50 0
33 0 0 35 65
Section 4: Conclusions
)hou!h - +i+ not reach my inten+e+ !oa# for this action research #an% *hich *as
a constant run for thirty minutes% - +o fee# a !reat imrovement in my hysica#
caa.i#ities, - *as a.#e to maintain a s#o* runnin! ace for rou!h#y t*enty minutes% or
t*o4thir+s of thirty minute .#oc0, -t is reasona.#e to assume that the five +ays #ost to
recovery +i+ have an imact on my success rate for this #an, Ho*ever% - a#so .e#ieve that
the !oa# *ou#+ not have .een reach even *ith those a++itiona# +ays, )he reason for this is
the time a##otte+ for com#etion of this, -f !iven the chance to re4im#ement this #an% -
*ou#+ exten+ the timeframe, )his *ou#+ a##o* for a more !ra+ua# increase in trainin!%
an+ re+uce the ossi.#y of strainin! the .o+y an+ as a resu#t an in1ury occurrin!, - +o
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.e#ieve the inc#usion of an inc#ine to the trainin! *as hi!h#y .eneficia#, )his increasin!
#eve# of +ifficu#ty it reresente+ a##o*e+ for variation in my re!ime% an+ *as much more
+ifficu#t than runnin! on f#at #an+, As a resu#t% - foun+ - fe#t much stron!er runnin! on the
fina# +ay than - +i+ *hi#e trainin! *ith an inc#ine, As - continue to *or0 to*ar+s
imrovin! my hea#th - *i## 0ee this asect of the #an in my trainin!,
Section 5: General Comments
)his action research #an *as +esi!ne+ aroun+ my secific nee+s to imrove my
hea#th an+ en+urance throu!h trainin! over a five *ee0 erio+, )hou!h it +oes not
+irect#y re#ate to e+ucation% this #an he#s me .etter un+erstan+ *hat it ta0es to he#
stu+ents imrove over a erio+ of time, ;ein! ne* to the fie#+ of e+ucation% - have on#y
ha+ a short time of han+s4on *or0 *ith stu+ents throu!h stu+ent teachin! in *hich on#y a
fe* action #ans cou#+ .e +eve#oe+ an+ im#emente+, )his research he#s me .etter
un+erstan+ time a##ocation *hen +eve#oin! a #on!4term #an of action to he# a stu+ent
or stu+ents, -t has he#s me un+erstan+ ho* outsi+e inf#uences 8in this case a 0nee in1ury:
can affect a stu+ent<s a.i#ity to reach these !oa#s, - *as a.#e to +eve#o mo+ifications to
meet my nee+s% an+ can use this s0i## to .etter he# stu+ents if situations arise, 3vera## -
fee# this action research *as a !reat .enefit to me as an e+ucator,
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Appendix A
Day Incline % Walked % Jogged % Ran
1 0 50 50 0
2 0 45 55 0
3 0 45 55 0
4 0 40 60 0
5 0 40 60 0
6 1 40 60 0
7 1 30 75 0
8 1 35 65 0
9 2 35 75 0
10 2 40 60 0
11 2 40 60 0
12 2 45 55 0
13 2 30 70 0
14 3 40 60 0
15 3 45 50 5
16 3 30 60 10
17 0 80 20 0
18 0 75 25 0
19 0 60 40 0
20 0 50 50 0
21 0 20 75 5
22 0 20 75 5
23 0 10 80 10
24 0 5 80 15
25 0 5 85 10
26 0 0 80 20
27 1 0 80 20
28 1 0 65 35
29 1 0 70 30
30 2 15 50 35
31 2 10 55 35
32 2 5 55 40
33 0 0 35 65
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