Wellness Day Reflection

For our Wellness Day, me and Tyler chose the theme of Range of Motion and mobility since it heavily revolves around the biomechanics of the human anatomy and influences our lives at such a young age. We believed maintaining mobility and Range of Motion is greatly important for not just the present, but to also preserve our mobility and flexibility as we grow older. By choosing this topic, me and Tyler were not only hoping to educate ourselves about our own body's movements, but others as well so when we grow older we are not subject to diseases and bed rest.
There were many various facts we had learned about our topic that had a great impact on our presentation. For example, we are often told at the gym that if you have no pain, then you will not have any gains or growth. However, this proved false when it comes to Range of Motion, as it is unhealthy to force your joints farther than they can go. We also learned that there are three types of Range of Motion activities that can help increase our mobility. The first one is Passive Range of Motion (PROM), and it occurs when the human body gives no effort and is instead assisted by an external source. This is usually done to prevent a joint from being inactive after an injury. The second type of Range of Motion activity is Active Assistance Range of Motion (AAROM), in which the human body gives some effort to mobile stretching, but is still assisted by an external source such as a physical therapist or an athletic trainer. It is usually done slowly to increase the strength of a specific muscle that helps move the joint. The last type of activity is Active Range of Motion (AROM), in which the movements are performed by the body itself and no assistance. This usually helps increase the flexibility of a certain joint.
Our topic is important for health and wellness since it is directly correlated with the Pillars of Health, specifically sleep and exercise. If we do not stretch before or after a workout, we increase the potential chance of an injury such as a muscle tear or dislocation. We can even contract strains that causes a great pressure amongst our limbs and prevents us from acquiring adequate sleep. By not stretching, we also greatly affect our exercise schedule as well. Injuries from inadequate stretching and mobility can often lead to serious injuries that require months of physical therapy before one is able enough to return to their exercising routine.
On a scale of one (lowest performance) and ten (best performance), I would give myself an eight. While I do believe that the information reported was factual and related to health, I did not perform well on terms of speaking, as I would either talk too fast or sometimes be monotone. However, I do believe that the activity me and Tyler demonstrated did follow our presentation, and by our demonstration we influenced others to take mobility and their Range of Motion seriously as they continue further on their well-being.

If you would like to see the presentation for yourself, the link is down below:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zp3igLuI1KAC1ciNuxCNt3eX995LNn6Gc-9p60Qrpow/edit?usp=sharing