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Research & Investigations in Sports Medicine

Physical Type and Fitness Regime: Inspired by Medieval Chinese Medical Theory

Submission: June 22, 2019;Published: August 13, 2019

DOI: 10.31031/RISM.2019.05.000604

ISSN: 2577-1914
Volume5 Issue1

Abstract

Although the pace of modern life speeds up incredibly, people never stop seeking for a ‘healthy life-style’ and squeeze their time on fitness. Most people, especially students and salarymen who have regular living routine, choose to spend an hour or so every day in gyms or park running or stretching. However, only a few people realize that not all kinds of practices are suitable for them. On the contrary, inadaptable sports may cause chronic injury to the body. Certainly, most fitness center can offer private regime based on the data computed by physique test under the guidance of professional trainers. These data generally contain the BMI (Body Mass Index), WHR (Waist Hip Rate), BFR (Body Fat Rate), BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), LBM (Lean Body Mass), etc. And the trainees are usually told to fix their ‘unnormal’ data compared with a settled standard of ‘healthy body’ by following their ‘personal regime’ offered by gyms. Therefore, to some extent, it is a highly unified criteria that is covered by ‘personal’ here.

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