Working Out in Groups.

You have became a gym rat for a week. You and a group of your friends are going every single day to try to get in shape. You will need to figure out where you should start each day you go to the gym. What order should you workout in and what are some safety tips for anyone going to the gym? After this journey is concluded you will have the ability to make your own fitness program, as well as tell others about proper safety when going to the gym.  

Read through the following articles and thoroughly answer each question.

https://www.fitness19.com/gym-equipment-explained-best-practices-and-safety/

1.) List two ways to be safe while bench pressing

2.) Looking at your feet while running can be a natural thing to do. Explain why it is important to look forward while running on a treadmill. 

3.) What is the proper way to get on a treadmill?

https://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/lose-weight/total-body/cardio-or-weights-first/

4.) If your goal is to lose weight then should you run or lift first?

5.) Is it better for athletes to run first or lift first?

https://www.bustle.com/p/is-it-better-to-work-out-in-a-group-5-benefits-of-exercising-with-pals-instead-of-on-your-own-3201376

6.) List two aspects of life that working out in groups can enhance other than physically.

7.) How can working out in groups decrease stress levels?

https://www.cbphysicaltherapy.com/5-safety-tips-to-avoid-injury-at-the-gym/

8.) Often times people go to the gym and they actually drink too much water. What is the recommended amount of water a person should drink before, during, and after working out?

9.) Explain why stretching before exercising is important.

https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/his-hers-fitness#1

10.) What are five differences between men and women when it comes to working out?

11.) Explain what working out means to men and what working out means to women.

https://www.t-nation.com/workouts/how-to-build-your-own-training-program 

12.) What is the first thing to do when creating your fitness program?

13.) What is a realistic goal you have for your life?

14.) Most weightlifters work out to get bigger. What are three reasons it is important to run even for body builders?

15.) Can you run and still gain muscle?

https://www.fitness19.com/gym-equipment-explained-best-practices-and-safety/

https://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/lose-weight/total-body/cardio-or-weights-first/

https://www.bustle.com/p/is-it-better-to-work-out-in-a-group-5-benefits-of-exercising-with-pals-instead-of-on-your-own-3201376

https://www.cbphysicaltherapy.com/5-safety-tips-to-avoid-injury-at-the-gym/

https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/his-hers-fitness#1

https://www.t-nation.com/workouts/how-to-build-your-own-training-program 

https://bellisimafitness.org/2016/08/24/safety-in-the-gym/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0022447/

http://homepage.smc.edu/wissmann_paul/anatomy1/1muscles.html

https://www.gym-tonic.net/group-workouts-shown-to-improve-mental-physical-wellbeing

https://thefitnessarmory.com/products/bench-press-usa-made

HS-4.1 Evaluate his or her own ability to work cooperatively within a group to establish and achieve group goals in competitive and cooperative settings (for example, a student rates themselves according to Hellison's model of Teaching Responsibility through Physical Activity levels).

HS-4.4 Apply best practices for participating safely in physical activity, exercise and dance (for example, injury prevention, proper alignment, hydration, use of equipment, implementation of rules, sun protection).