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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 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, 20232 min read
ARE YOU FITT ENOUGH TO BE VERY PROFESSIONAL? - FITTVP WILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE!
FITTVP is an acronym that is the basis to how professionals that include exercise prescription as part of their services.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 4, 20233 min read
DOOMS DAY OR D.O.M.S. DAY?
I am ex-military. "No pain, no gain", and "pain is a weakness leaving the body" are phrases I have heard before more than once.
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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, 20233 min read
RESPIRATORY RESPONSES DURING EXERCISE
At rest, during exercise, and maximal exercise, minute ventilation is regulated to meet the oxygen supply and carbon di oxide removal needs.
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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 3, 20233 min read
DON'T KNOW SQUAT??? - HAPPY TO EXPLAIN!
Squats offer an amazing opportunity to take advantage of one of the most unique skeletal muscular contractions combinations.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 3, 20234 min read
EXTREME HEAT HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS
One of the most possible hostile environments for humans is the excessive heat environment, also known as extreme heat environments.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 3, 20232 min read
INTRO TO HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS
Survival is the number one goal of nature. Multiple processes and abilities increase a species' chance of survival.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 2, 20233 min read
MOTION ANALYSIS - NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION (INERTIA) - PART III
Newton's third law creates the connection between action and reaction as it applies to forces being applied onto an object.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 2, 20232 min read
MOTION ANALYSIS - NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION (INERTIA) - PART II
Newton's second law creates the connection between applied forces, an object's mass, and the acceleration of the object as a result.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 2, 20233 min read
MOTION ANALYSIS - NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION (INERTIA) - PART I
According to Newton's 1st law of motion, an object will sustain its current speed, and line of straight movement, unless it loses balance.
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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
Oct 1, 20232 min read
GENETIC MUTATIONS - EXPLAINED BY DR. SAGHIV - PART V
Genetic mutations are changes to DNA, RNA, mRNA or tRNA that result in a good result, a bad result, or no meaningful change to function.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 1, 20232 min read
GENETIC MUTATIONS - EXPLAINED BY DR. SAGHIV - PART IV
Genetic mutations cause changes to how the genetic code is "read" and can result in good, bad, or meaningless changes to function/health.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 1, 20233 min read
GENETIC MUTATIONS - EXPLAINED BY DR. SAGHIV - PART III
Genetic mutation can be the source of horrible diseases and syndrome, or the origin for amazing biological advantages gained.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 1, 20233 min read
GENETIC MUTATIONS - EXPLAINED BY DR. SAGHIV - PART II
I have previously established that most genetic mutations or genetic mistakes do not see the light of day.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Oct 1, 20232 min read
DR. SAGHIV EXPLAINS GENETIC MUTATIONS - PART I
Genetic mutation are genetic mistakes, processes that should not have happened.
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Moran Sciamama-Saghiv
Sep 30, 20234 min read
DR. SAGHIV EXPLAINS THE GENETIC CODE
Gene expression is the end-result of genetic processes that ultimately result in protein creation.
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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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