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Braxton Saldana

Professor Hugetz

ENGL 1302 THS05

13 April 2021

Transcript

Hi, my name is Braxton, and I am from Houston, Texas. I currently attend Robert Turner

College & Career Highschool and am also a Dual Credit student at Alvin Community College

and will be graduating with my associates in general studies this year! I wanted to talk about

fitness and how valuable it is to people’s lives. The importance of my website is to provide

beginner workouts for people wanting to try out fitness while also delivering intermediate

workouts for any experienced person in the gym as well. I also advise my consumers to journal

their feelings and accomplishments physically, so they understand the benefits of being active

while also observing on paper what they accomplished that day. I am passionate about this

because it is something extremely important to the body that many people overlook or disregard

when it comes to health. When the body has a lack of care physically, it may sometimes begin to

cave in mentally and internally. These bad habits are potentially generating poor genes for

offspring that may set them up for failure or life heartache that can easily be avoided with the

proper care of the body. Since the lack of proper nutrition inside the kitchen and out with

physical fitness is causing obesity, depression, creativity loss, a handful of diseases, and many

other hindering things, people need to get informed on how exactly these negatives have affected

their everyday lives.

Creativity proves sometimes hard to come by and when presented with work,

relationships, hobbies, substance use, and other things, it is easy to develop an innovation or
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vison block. All of the mentioned interments develop pressure on the mind and: “Too much

pressure creates a block but mostly this pressure develops as a result of our thinking rather it

actually existing” (Kenny 4). This means that the creativity still exists but due to overwhelming

matters, it may have been buried within the mind. According to research done in 2014 at

Stanford University about the connection between creativity and exercise, they found that: “…

walking significantly improves certain types of cognitive efforts involved in creativity,

specifically convergent thinking, such as the ability to come up with solutions to a problem, and

divergent thinking, which involves conceiving open-ended, original ideas” (Kunitz 3). Stanford’s

study shows that with an energy outsource such as exercise even at a minimal level (walking), it

may provide the brain with encouragement to regain or even improve its creative thinking. This

shows importance because the lack of problem-solving thinking can often lead to other issues as

creativity holds an important factor in everyday life.

Sometimes the mind is abused with everyday life as it can prove to be stressful and

although creative juices still flow, it may have difficulties staying sharp and/or focused due to no

energy outsource. This can prove to be bad because often time pent up energy needs to be

released in order to operate properly much like a vacuum with a filter. According to a painter

named Nathlie Provosty who runs three to five times a week: “When I’m still, the mind can race,

but when I run, I can step out of the mind and watch the thoughts…The distancing of herself

from her thoughts, she explains: “creates a relationship of sequence, and I can get very clear on

ideas and possibilities”” (Kunitz 7). Nathlie’s explanation shows that while the mind can produce

efficient work temporarily, it may be refreshed with an energy outsource such as exercising thus

restarting the process of its efficient work produced. This shows importance because the mind is

used every day and can often become exhausted, exercise prevents that.
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Depression is known all too well throughout America. People battle with this disease

short and long periods of time. Sometimes depression is unavoidable as it can be genetic or

developed but not only can physical exercise treat one of depressions causes, it may also treat it

as a whole. Research shows that: “Exercise is a powerful depression fighter…it promotes all

kinds of changes in the brain, including neural growth, reduced inflammation, and new activity

patterns that promote feelings of calm and well-being” (Robinson 6). This shows that the

positives from exercising are great depression fighters as some of those feelings (calm and well-

being) are hard to come by when the brain is under negative pressure. Information gathered from

the same research also proved that: “It also releases endorphins, powerful chemicals in your

brain that energize your spirits and make you feel good.” Depression impacts the mind

negatively and when counteracted with something positive, it can only improve everyday life.

This means that exercise is one of the best depression fighters as well as being a crucial hobby to

develop or maintain happiness and: “energize your spirits” (Robinson 6).

With a lack of health and care to the body, it can begin to decline physically on the

outside and inside leading to obesity and health issues. This means that not only exercise is

important, but the kitchen is as well as it holds all of the body’s nutritional wants and needs.

According to the UNLA: “Along with diet, exercise plays an important role in controlling your

weight and preventing obesity” (U.S National Library of Medicine 2). After the mention of

nutrition, it is important to bring up exercise again to highlight the fact that with both combined,

they can easily combat obesity. The information provided by the U.S National Library of

Medicine helps display the importance of these two activities and lifestyles and presents their

importance in control and prevention of negative effects on the body.

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Obesity has a climbing rate throughout America, so it is important to consider

combatants. Consistent exercise and nutritional care provide the answers to the avoidance of

obesity. More specifically activity such as walking, running, weightlifting, and eating balanced

meals while including fruits and vegetables to achieve nutritional positivity as well as staying

within a calorie mark best suited for the consumer’s needs. With the combination of these things

and weekly consistency, it will: “lower your blood sugar level and help your insulin work better”

as well as: “lower your risk of heart diseases such as high cholesterol, coronary artery disease,

and heart attack” (U.S National Library of Medicine 3). The reason for this will be because of

the body maintaining or reaching a state of nutritional balance provided by the care for it which

will help the bodies organs do their jobs more efficiently as well as providing it with physical

activity which will improve strength, movement, and circulation.

Some people think starting off with forcing exercise into a busy schedule will prove most

efficient and eventually lead to consistency but starting a fitness journal may deem the most

optimal for beginners with eyewitness to their actions. “When you’re stressed or depressed, the

thought of adding another obligation to your busy daily schedule can seem overwhelming…

physical activity as a priority (a necessity for your mental well-being), you’ll soon find ways to

fit small amounts of exercise into even the busiest schedule” (Robinson 29). Although

Robinson’s idea may prove to have a positive impact, there are better methods for beginners

rather than trying to jump straight into it. With Robinsons method, someone may find themselves

asking why they are trying to apply exercise into a busy schedule with no idea of what they’re

gaining or losing. With a fitness journal instead, they would be able to document their every

move whether it be negative or positive so they can fully understand the impacts of their choices.
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“Maintaining an exercise journal helps a person keep track of progress and see firsthand if he or

she is sticking to a steady exercise routine” (Connery 2). Connery agrees with the journal

statement as well as it holds someone more accountable and lets them see “firsthand” as to what

exactly is going on. Adding nutritional factors into this can only improve the overall outcome.

Creating a fitness journal and keeping up with it may provide insight to the negatives one

does to their body at the least or it may show great health results and improvements at the most

due to review of its documentation. Journals come really cheap and also require dedication by

taking the time to write in them. Some people have the discipline but may prefer to type rather

than write, if that is the case, a variety of apps exist that may assist in journaling and even

provide miscellaneous sections for other aspects of fitness.

Someone continuing to eat poorly and not exercise while documenting calorie intake,

mental feelings, and exercise commitment, would understand the negatives and can apply the

right changes to their life. If people ate properly, stayed within their calories, exercised thirty

minutes or more a day while also documenting mental feelings and body progress, they could

also see the positive impact its having on their body and decide from there if this routine has

something they would like to make consistent, keep, or make the necessary changes to improve it

or understand where exactly they’d like to take their fitness.

Works Cited
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medlineplus.gov/benefitsofexercise.html. Accessed 09 Mar. 2021.

Robinson, Lawrence. “The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise.” HelpGuide.org,

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Kehle, Shannon M. "Obesity." Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology, edited by Charles

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Kunitz, Daniel. “Why Exercise May Make You a Better Artist.” Artsy, 24 Nov. 2017,
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Kenny, Tom, “The Top 3 Major Causes of Creative Block and How to Overcome Them.”
Design | The Top 3 Major Causes of Creative Block and How to Overcome Them, 2020,
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Connery, Rochelle. “5 Reasons Why You Should Keep a Fitness Journal?” ACTIVE.com,
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