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KIIP Blog
Welcome to the Knowledge Itself is Power (KIIP) blog. The blog will keep growing over time, as more and more blog post are added with information related to exercise science, exercise physiology, clinical exercise physiology, exercise prescription, motion analysis, bio-genetics and exercise, exercise testing, exercise testing protocol development, cardiovascular physiology, cardiorespiratory physiology and more.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 14, 20234 min read
BEST REASON TO BE A SUSPECT - WEIGHT LIFITNG PRESCRIPTION FOR THE SUSPECTED HEALTHY
Muscular fitness is divided into muscular power, muscular strength, and muscular endurance. Learn to prescribe RT weight lifting workouts.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 12, 20238 min read
GET IT ALL OUT! - THE WINGATE ANAEROBIC TEST
The Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) reigns supreme amongst the maximal anaerobic power lab test that exists.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 8, 20234 min read
I HAVE GOT YOUR SIX - THE 6 MINUTE WALK TEST
The Six Minute Walk Test is an aerobic field test, that includes as much continuous walking as possible for the duration of six minutes.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 5, 20233 min read
TAKE PATTERNS TO HEART MUCH?
ECG is a medical tool focused on cardiac function (the heart's function) as represented by the neural conductance of the heart.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 5, 20234 min read
SPEAK ENGLISH? SPANISH? ECG?
ECG is a medical tool for healthcare professionals to monitor, assess, and diagnose heart (cardiac) function.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 4, 20232 min read
INTRO TO EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
Exercise professionals such as person trainers, prescribe exercise as the last step of a long process of learning their client profoundly.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 4, 20233 min read
OMG! WHAT'S YOUR FBG?
There are fasting blood glucose (FBG) ranges that support exercising the person with no safety or medical concerns.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 4, 20232 min read
CARDIAC RESPONSES DURING EXERCISE
At rest, during exercise, and maximal exercise, cardiac output is regulated to meet the oxygen and nutrients needs of the cells.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 2, 20235 min read
THE PNEUMOTOXIC CENTER OF THE BRAIN
The pneumotaxic center supervises and regulates our breathing extent, pace, and patter. It is the only one allowed to do so in the body.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 28, 20234 min read
LET'S GET THOSE MUSCLES IN SHAPE!
One of the most basic principles and rules of nature, function, movement, and motion analysis, is that structure determines function.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 27, 20232 min read
WHAT URI - NATION ARE YOU PART OF?
Urine color has meaning. Sometimes good, and sometimes bad. Find out how to know which one is it.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 27, 20234 min read
BURNING FAT??? - ASK YOUR RER AND FIND OUT!
The respiratory exchange rate (RER) is a physiological value calculated that allows us to know if carbs, fats, or proteins are used as fuel.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 27, 20234 min read
RESPIRATORY ADAPTATIONS TO CHRONIC (PROLONGED) EXERCISE
Ultimate functional capacity of the lungs is represented by minute ventilation (L/min). It is the outcome tidal volume and respiratory rate.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 26, 20234 min read
CARDIAC ADAPTATIONS TO CHRONIC (PROLONGED) EXERCISE
Adaptations to chronic exercise are changes made to the structure and/or function of the body in light of long term exercise.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 24, 20232 min read
ENERGY EXPENDITURE EXPLAINED
Knowing how much oxygen a person. consumes allows us to know how much energy they invested in an exercise. It is called energy expenditure.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 23, 20234 min read
THE ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD EXPLAINED
Contrary to its name, the anaerobic threshold (AnT) is more of an indication of a person's aerobic fitness.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 23, 20233 min read
METABOLISM - THE METABOLIC EQUIVALENT EXPLAINED
An RVO2 of 3.5 mL/Kg/min thus is define as the same as one Metabolic Equivalent (1 MET).
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 21, 20232 min read
MUSCLE WORK DYNAMICS
Skeletal muscles develop force, that is used to pull on a tendon, that in turn, pulls on a bone, resulting in skeletal movement.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 20, 20233 min read
SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS TYPES EXPLAINED
As part of it principles structure, skeletal muscles are arranged in groups of muscle fibers surrounded by fascia.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 20, 20233 min read
VO2 - OXYGEN CONSUMPTION
VO2 is the golden standard for aerobic fitness and any possible health benefits that may result from being aerobically fit.
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Children's Book
Pumpy & Pumpina is a children's book by Moran Sciamama-Saghiv for 2-5 year olds that teaches them about the heart. Follow the main characters, James, Pumpy, Mary, and Pumpina, as they go about their day to day life and see how their hearts are important and affect them during different activities.
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