A Look at How Kinesiology Can Improve Your Health

Kinesiology has been defined as the science of kinesiology. Simply put, kinesiology is the study of physical activity or movement. An understanding of kinesiology can be helpful in an incredible number of non-related settings such as the study of sports, kinesiology exercise physiology, human anatomy, physiology, physical conditioning, rehabilitation, and numerous other health-related issues. It can also help those who are trying to get fit or maintain their health.

One can use a basic understanding of kinesiology to examine several common problems that people have such as excessive sweating, difficulty urinating, and difficulty breathing. The most common symptoms associated with these conditions are at an increased pulse rate, dizziness, nausea, or a combination of these. These symptoms are caused by a variety of imbalances in the muscles and tissues that are located around the heart, lungs, and abdomen. By examining these areas in patients who have undergone treatment for one of these conditions, it can be easier to determine the cause and find a solution. It is not uncommon for patients to undergo an extensive amount of medical testing before being prescribed a treatment plan, which is why an understanding of kinesiology will be very helpful. It is important to become an expert in this field due to the fact that there are so many different kinds of treatment available and that not all of them are appropriate for everyone.

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A kinesiologist is trained to help diagnose and treat many conditions and diseases that affect the autonomic nervous system, which is why the majority of kinesiology students choose to specialize in this field. While there are various ways that kinesiology can be performed, the three most common ways are through the administration of electric shock treatments, electrotherapy, and massage techniques. Each of these has its own benefits as well as risks. Treating an individual with an electric shock is one of the most commonly performed methods of kinesiology and has been around since the 1950s. However, it is important to note that while this method is widely used, it is far from ideal due to the fact that there is no control over the electric current that is used and it can cause permanent damage to the tissue that it is targeting.

Electrotherapy and massage techniques both use stimulation of the muscles to encourage contractions in order to achieve a desired health condition. While electrotherapy targets specific muscles and regulates the flow of electric current throughout them, massage techniques allow the practitioner to loosen tight muscles and stimulate blood flow throughout the body. Both of these techniques are used to stimulate and improve the health and function of the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. However, kinesiology treats the muscles holistically, which means that there are no specific problems that must be treated or avoided. This type of treatment allows the practitioner to identify the areas of concern and work together with the patient in order to achieve the best results possible.

Kinesiology has some common components that include muscle balance, kinesiology motor skills, and stress management. Muscle balance refers to the ability of the body to coordinate and maintain the proper functioning of all of the muscles and joints. Proper muscle balance also allows for optimal performance and proper health. For example, if one part of a muscle is weak, it will not perform as efficiently as another part that is stronger. This is where kinesiology may come into play.

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Kinesiology muscle monitoring is a process where the medical professional monitors the activity of a specific muscle as it is being contracted. The purpose of this is to determine any changes or disruptions in the muscle activity as well as changes in the force used to push it through the range of motion. When these changes are found, the practitioner will then evaluate the patient for possible stress-related conditions. Stress can have a significant impact on the health of an individual and can often lead to tension in the back, neck, and other muscles. By monitoring the activities of the muscles, the practitioner is able to identify the problem areas and develop a treatment plan to address them.

One aspect of physical fitness that many people do not think about is kinesiology. While it is not an exercise science in the strictest sense, it is an exercise science that can provide significant health benefits through improved body mechanics and overall conditioning. In fact, some of the most successful personal trainers and athletes utilize kinesiology methods and philosophies. For example, world record better-broken track and field events often incorporate some element of kinesiology into their practice. As a matter of fact, track and field events were once considered an unfit activity because of the excessive amount of time that the athlete spent in the field running back and forth.

Today, kinesiology plays a large role in improving the performance of athletes both amateur and professional. It also serves as a tool for improving the overall health and conditioning of the human body. Although it has been around for a relatively long time, there are very few instructors teaching the principles and techniques that kinesiology contains. Because of this, many individuals are unaware of how to use the techniques that kinesiology contains to improve their athletic performance and health.

What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate

The results of this past election proved once again that the Democrats had a golden opportunity to capitalize on the failings of the Trump Presidency but, fell short of a nation wide mandate. A mandate to seize the gauntlet of the progressive movement that Senator Sanders through down a little over four years ago. The opportunities were there from the very beginning even before this pandemic struck. In their failing to educate the public of the consequences of continued Congressional gridlock, conservatism, and what National Economic Reform’s Ten Articles of Confederation would do led to the results that are playing out today.. More Congressional gridlock, more conservatism and more suffering of millions of Americans are the direct consequences of the Democrats failure to communicate and educate the public. Educate the public that a progressive agenda is necessary to pull the United States out of this Pandemic, and restore this nations health and vitality.

It was the DNC’s intent in this election to only focus on the Trump Administration. They failed to grasp the urgency of the times. They also failed to communicate with the public about the dire conditions millions have been and still are facing even before the Pandemic. The billions of dollars funneled into campaign coffers should have been used to educate the voting public that creating a unified coalition would bring sweeping reforms that are so desperately needed. The reality of what transpired in a year and a half of political campaigning those billions of dollars only created more animosity and division polarizing one extreme over another.

One can remember back in 1992 Ross Perot used his own funds to go on national TV to educate the public on the dire ramifications of not addressing our national debt. That same approach should have been used during this election cycle. By using the medium of television to communicate and educate the public is the most effective way in communicating and educating the public. Had the Biden campaign and the DNC used their resources in this way the results we ae seeing today would have not created the potential for more gridlock in our government. The opportunity was there to educate the public of safety protocols during the siege of this pandemic and how National Economic Reform’s Ten Articles of Confederation provides the necessary progressive reforms that will propel the United States out of the abyss of debt and restore our economy. Restoring our economy so that every American will have the means and the availability of financial and economic security.

The failure of the Democratic party since 2016 has been recruiting a Presidential Candidate who many felt was questionable and more conservative signals that the results of today has not met with the desired results the Democratic party wanted. Then again? By not fully communicating and not educating the public on the merits of a unified progressive platform has left the United States transfixed in our greatest divides since the Civil War. This writers support of Senator Bernie Sanders is well documented. Since 2015 he has laid the groundwork for progressive reforms. He also has the foundations on which these reforms can deliver the goods as they say. But, what did the DNC do, they purposely went out of their way to engineer a candidate who was more in tune with the status-quo of the DNC. They failed to communicate to the public in educating all of us on the ways our lives would be better served with a progressive agenda that was the benchmark of Senators Sanders Presidential campaign and his Our Revolution movement. And this is way there is still really no progress in creating a less toxic environment in Washington and around the country.

SPDN: An Inexpensive Way To Profit When The S&P 500 Falls

Summary
SPDN is not the largest or oldest way to short the S&P 500, but it’s a solid choice.
This ETF uses a variety of financial instruments to target a return opposite that of the S&P 500 Index.
SPDN’s 0.49% Expense Ratio is nearly half that of the larger, longer-tenured -1x Inverse S&P 500 ETF.
Details aside, the potential continuation of the equity bear market makes single-inverse ETFs an investment segment investor should be familiar with.
We rate SPDN a Strong Buy because we believe the risks of a continued bear market greatly outweigh the possibility of a quick return to a bull market.
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By Rob Isbitts

Summary
The S&P 500 is in a bear market, and we don’t see a quick-fix. Many investors assume the only way to navigate a potentially long-term bear market is to hide in cash, day-trade or “just hang in there” while the bear takes their retirement nest egg.

The Direxion Daily S&P 500® Bear 1X ETF (NYSEARCA:SPDN) is one of a class of single-inverse ETFs that allow investors to profit from down moves in the stock market.

SPDN is an unleveraged, liquid, low-cost way to either try to hedge an equity portfolio, profit from a decline in the S&P 500, or both. We rate it a Strong Buy, given our concern about the intermediate-term outlook for the global equity market.

Strategy
SPDN keeps it simple. If the S&P 500 goes up by X%, it should go down by X%. The opposite is also expected.

Proprietary ETF Grades
Offense/Defense: Defense

Segment: Inverse Equity

Sub-Segment: Inverse S&P 500

Correlation (vs. S&P 500): Very High (inverse)

Expected Volatility (vs. S&P 500): Similar (but opposite)

Holding Analysis
SPDN does not rely on shorting individual stocks in the S&P 500. Instead, the managers typically use a combination of futures, swaps and other derivative instruments to create a portfolio that consistently aims to deliver the opposite of what the S&P 500 does.

Strengths
SPDN is a fairly “no-frills” way to do what many investors probably wished they could do during the first 9 months of 2022 and in past bear markets: find something that goes up when the “market” goes down. After all, bonds are not the answer they used to be, commodities like gold have, shall we say, lost their luster. And moving to cash creates the issue of making two correct timing decisions, when to get in and when to get out. SPDN and its single-inverse ETF brethren offer a liquid tool to use in a variety of ways, depending on what a particular investor wants to achieve.

Weaknesses
The weakness of any inverse ETF is that it does the opposite of what the market does, when the market goes up. So, even in bear markets when the broader market trend is down, sharp bear market rallies (or any rallies for that matter) in the S&P 500 will cause SPDN to drop as much as the market goes up.

Opportunities
While inverse ETFs have a reputation in some circles as nothing more than day-trading vehicles, our own experience with them is, pardon the pun, exactly the opposite! We encourage investors to try to better-understand single inverse ETFs like SPDN. While traders tend to gravitate to leveraged inverse ETFs (which actually are day-trading tools), we believe that in an extended bear market, SPDN and its ilk could be a game-saver for many portfolios.

Threats
SPDN and most other single inverse ETFs are vulnerable to a sustained rise in the price of the index it aims to deliver the inverse of. But that threat of loss in a rising market means that when an investor considers SPDN, they should also have a game plan for how and when they will deploy this unique portfolio weapon.

Proprietary Technical Ratings
Short-Term Rating (next 3 months): Strong Buy

Long-Term Rating (next 12 months): Buy

Conclusions
ETF Quality Opinion
SPDN does what it aims to do, and has done so for over 6 years now. For a while, it was largely-ignored, given the existence of a similar ETF that has been around much longer. But the more tenured SPDN has become, the more attractive it looks as an alternative.

ETF Investment Opinion

SPDN is rated Strong Buy because the S&P 500 continues to look as vulnerable to further decline. And, while the market bottomed in mid-June, rallied, then waffled since that time, our proprietary macro market indicators all point to much greater risk of a major decline from this level than a fast return to bull market glory. Thus, SPDN is at best a way to exploit and attack the bear, and at worst a hedge on an otherwise equity-laden portfolio.