Title – What does it mean to work out?
This research proposal is diving into the concept of “working out”. Many of the world’s population do some sort of physical activity. People seem to think that is considered exercising and not working out. The ideology of working out is pushing and pulling heavy weights around a gym. My theory consists of the beliefs that kayaking has the same, if not more benefits and gives a better pump to the upper back and lat muscles than doing back flies on a machine in the gym. The purpose of the research is to determine if working out should be more inclusive language and be visualized as a community of people who work out and exercise. Everyone should be able to say they work out.
Research Questions
- What is the average age range of someone who uses a gym membership routinely?
- Do you have specific goals behind your choice in style of activity?
- Can your trends of exercise change?
Hypothesis
Based on the data, this study should have the hypothesis –
- Going to the gym is viewed in the same world as going on a bike or in a kayak in the ideology of working out.
- There is room in a gym for everyone and the other way around.
Expected Outcomes – The research is going to most likely lean towards the gym is heavily populated by a younger crowd. This can lead to two different thoughts on why that is. The first point being the reason the older crowd does not want to be going to the gym is mental. They do not feel comfortable going to the gym because they move slower and do not want to upset anyone by doing anything too long. The second being they prefer to do outdoor activity. But why is that? This is something I would like to dig deep into.
JetsFan – Sources
Fred, Olamide. “Benefits of Going to the Gym Everyday.” Nicholas Idoko, 16 May 2023, nicholasidoko.com/blog/2022/04/27/benefits-of-going-to-the-gym-everyday/.
I intend to use this article because I find it very beneficial due to the extensive list of positive things that come out of going to the gym everyday.
Leonie Cranney a, et al. “Impact of an Outdoor Gym on Park Users’ Physical Activity: A Natural Experiment.” Health & Place, Pergamon, 14 Dec. 2015, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829215001495.
This article can be very helpful because it brings a nice twist into my hypothesis. It brings the idea of outdoor gyms and working out in the park.
Haennel, Robert G, and Francine Lemire. “Physical Activity to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease. How Much Is Enough?” The College of Family Physicians of Canada, The College of Family Physicians of Canada, 1 Jan. 2002, http://www.cfp.ca/content/48/1/65.short.
This website brings in the cardiovascular pros of getting your work in outdoors instead of a hot building like a gym.
Sport, 1Department of. “Short-Term Effects on Lower-Body Functional Power… : The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research.” LWW, journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2005/05000/Short_Term_Effects_on_Lower_Body_Functional_Power.32.aspx. Accessed 18 Oct. 2023.
Both lifting weights and working on sprints, skips, jumps, and flexibility will both build muscle. This source breaks that down from the aspect of a athletic trainer or strength and conditioning coach.
Hedrick, Allen MA, FNSCA, CSCS*D1; Wada, Hiroaki CSCS2. Weightlifting Movements: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks?. Strength and Conditioning Journal 30(6):p 26-35, December 2008. | DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e31818ebc8b
This talks about the pros and cons of straight weight training.
Counterintuitive Fall 2024 
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JetsFan, I’m completely on board with the overall topic here, but you have considerable work to do in communicating a clear and specific Hypothesis. You’ve asked a Definition Question as your title, so I presume you’ll be starting with a careful set of characteristics that a “workout” has to have, but beyond that, it’s hard to tell where you’re headed.
Your sources cover what to do, where to do it, at what age, and the benefits of weightlifting. There are musings about what might keep older exercisers out of the gym. We should get a better idea of your plan from your Introduction.
—The First Sentence says you’re doing research.
—The Second Sentence says people move their bodies.
—The Third Sentence says there’s some dispute about what to call physical activity.
—The Fourth Sentence says what some people say.
—The Fifth Sentence says kayaking beats gym equipment at delivering certain benefits.
That first strong claim helps more than anything else to focus MY attention. It hints that you might be working up a Comparative Benefits argument that would, in turn, help readers understand that lots of enjoyable recreational activities have “workout” components. You can stop fussing about what people consider a “workout” to be and concentrate instead on outlining the sorts of activities everyone can engage in without stepping into a fitness facility.
Better yet, maybe you could prescribe a regimen of pleasant outdoor activities that are nonetheless strenuous (or can be) and how to maximize the effectiveness of those activities for people “allergic” to gyms and their workout cultures.
If that’s where you’re headed, be clear about it. I could really get behind such a plan. If you have a different plan, be clear about that too.
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