Personal Narrative: My Muscular Endurance

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According to the data collected compared to the standards set on www.exrx.net my average health is poor to average. My Muscular Endurance is average at 24 Curl Ups, frankly, this was disappointing knowing in high school I was able to do 80 Curl Ups during testing. During the Cardiovascular Endurance test in 12 minutes, I ran/walked 1500 meters. Which was a score of 0 and a poor rating, this is not surprising as I have asthma, and this year pulled multiple muscles during track and was unable to work out for months causing me to lose my endurance. In Flexibility, I had an excellent rating and was well over the population average with my score of 25. I did dance up until my senior year of high school which explains my flexibility. During high school, I helped teach my women 's weightlifting class so under Muscular Strength I was surprised to have a poor rating with 21 pushups. I would like to point out I did ‘men’ pushups with my knees off the ground, so I wish there was a way to somehow convert ‘men’ pushups in the exrx to ‘female’ pushups. Finally, my BMI was 24.2 which falls under the Healthy Classification, I am not surprised as I am very fit for my age especially as I was a varsity athlete in high school. …show more content…

During this term and further this year my goals are to achieve a good/average rating in the areas I am lacking; Cardiovascular Endurance, Muscular Strength, even improving my curl ups, and furthering my skills already at the appropriate

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