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Optimizing Respiration & Mastering Relaxation

Understanding Respiratory Mechanics

Respiratory-Movement Relationship

Respiration involves the exchange of oxygen (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrogen, enabling the body to generate energy.

Types of Breathing

• Chest Breathing: Involves intercostal muscles or abdominal muscles.
• Diaphragmatic Respiration: Often complements chest breathing for complete respiratory function.

Dynamic Respiratory Phases

The dynamic output includes: Abdominal Inspiration, Thoracic Inspiration, Abdominal Expiration, and Thoracic Expiration.

Tips to Enhance Respiratory Capacity

• Avoid awkward postures.
• Practice deep breathing (e.g., in a park or mountain setting).
• Maintain a calm, steady breathing pace.
• Avoid accelerated breathing.

Principles of Training

The capabilities we all possess are capable of being improved by training. A training system has to be customized based on the needs and requirements of each individual.

Organic Adaptation

The adaptation mechanisms that training produces in the human body will result from the cause-effect relationship between physical stimuli and the response each of us is capable of giving to these stimuli, as a function of their nature and their genetic characteristics.

Adaptation is the functional and morphological modification that occurs progressively in our body due to the application of training loads or simply due to adaptation to the environment in which we live.

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Locomotor System

Bones

The skeletal system consists of 200 bones.

• Long Bones: Femur, ulna, radius
• Short Bones: Vertebrae, phalanges
• Flat Bones: Shoulder blade, skull bones, pelvis
• Irregular Bones: Facial bones

Composition of Bones

Mineralized connective tissue

• Cells (2%):
  • Osteocytes: Mature cells
  • Osteoclasts: Destroy tissue
  • Osteoblasts: Create tissue
• Fibers (95%): Tropocollagen
• Fundamental Substance (3%): H₂O

Structure of Bones

• Compact Bone Tissue: In diaphysis (long bones) and flat outer layers
  • Osteons: Small vessels that make up the bone
  • Yellow Marrow: Consisting of fat, feeds the cells

Functions of Bones

• Support the body
• Protect vital organs
• Facilitate movement with joints and muscles
• Store minerals
• Manufacture red blood cells

Joints

• Synarthrosis: Fixed, no movement,

Physical Training Methods

Reaction and Speed Training

• Reaction to Different Stimuli

  Consists of moving out as fast as possible from different positions and distances. The shorter the travel distance, the better the reaction rate.

• Multihop Training

  Improves movement speed through small, high-speed jumps.

• Training Method Working with Loads

  Involves traveling a distance while overcoming opposition or resistance that overloads us, thereby improving travel speed.

• Racing Games

  These do not help in improving movement speed; they are known as competitive matches.

Improving Movement Coordination

Improves the performance of various sports techniques.

Athletics Disciplines

Practice Locations

Athletics can be practiced in different places:

• An outdoor stadium
• An indoor

Understanding Speed and Reaction Time

Speed is the quality that allows an individual to execute a physiological motor response to a stimulus in the shortest time possible.

Reaction is the ability to produce a motor response to a stimulus as quickly as possible. This can be divided into two main components:

• Motor Reaction Time: This is the time elapsed between the reception of a stimulus and the command for the relevant muscle to contract. The command is transmitted through the nervous system.

• Movement Time: This is the time it takes for the muscle fibers to contract and execute the movement after receiving the nerve impulse.

Factors Influencing Reaction Time

Reaction time is conditioned by the type of stimulus:

• Simple Stimulus: A single stimulus corresponds

Quinometrica Assessment Instruments

Observation and Evaluation of Motor Patterns (McClenagham and Gallahue)

Catching a Ball

• Initial Stage:
  • The thumbs remain facing each other.
  • The hands attempt to catch the ball with a simultaneous but poorly coordinated grasp.
  • The palms are turned up.
  • The fingers are stretched and strained.
  • Hands are not effectively used to intercept the ball.
  • Arms remain relaxed at the sides or outstretched in front of the body.
  • Gives up arm movement upon contact to absorb the force of the ball.
• Intermediate Stage:
  • The hands take the ball with a simultaneous and well-coordinated catch.
  • The fingers make more effective pressure.
  • The hands are facing each other with thumbs up.
  • The arms are adapted to the path of the ball.
  • The elbows are kept

Indirect Calorimetry Basics

Overall Energy Consumption

Indirect calorimetry determines energy consumption by measuring O₂ consumption and CO₂ production. It uses the equation: Food + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O, and also accounts for urinary nitrogen (~1g urinary N represents the oxidation of 6.25g protein).

The amount of calories produced per liter of O₂ in metabolism is relatively constant, regardless of whether the fuel used is carbohydrates, lipids, or proteins.

Limitations and Applications

Various physiological situations can alter the body's gas exchange and affect energy expenditure estimations. These include changes in acid-base balance due to acidosis or hyperventilation (including hiccups).

Respiratory Quotient (RQ)

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GAME-LIKE ACTIVITY

Concept of play action, pastime, or fun. Importance of Play in the Educational Process. The game is critical in the development and growth of the individual, and its absence will affect their adaptation and socialization to real life. The game can be understood from three perspectives:

• As a study: The game is a content block.
• As a methodological strategy: The game is a motivating activity as a means of globalizing.
• Interrelated contents of Physical Education with other areas.

The Game as a Function of Psychomotor Development and Age

From the cognitive perspective:

• Stage: Sensory Motor (0-2 years) Types of Play: Functional
• Stage: Pre-operational (2-6 years) Game Types: Functional, Symbolic, and Construction
• Stage: Concrete Operations