Explain why achieving these goals will be beneficial to you.

Write a 3- to 4- page essay (double spaced, APA format in style and references ) analyzing your own health and wellness from an exercise science standpoint by addressing the following:

Evaluate your own current health status by as many of the health status categories included below as you can and describe the results:

Medical history review – Thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism and diabetes
Risk factor identification and stratification
Prescribed medications Synthyroid and Metformin
Level of physical activity – I go to the gym 3 times a week
Fitness testing you can perform on yourself
Next, write 3 4 paragraphs summarizing your current health status, including cardiorespiratory health, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility. Write 1 2 paragraphs specifying your personal fitness goals as they relate to your overall health. Explain why achieving these goals will be beneficial to you. Now, create an exercise plan for yourself that reflects your current health status and personal fitness goals. Be sure to explain how your exercise plan reflects total fitness. Support your exercise prescription and the expected health benefits by discussing properly cited information from at least two peer- reviewed articles.

Conclude your paper with a short summary of why fitness is important to health and how attaining the goals you have set will be beneficial to your personal health and wellness. Be sure to include specific examples from the course readings to support your points and to cite in the proper APA style. You must discuss cited information from two peer-reviewed articles found in the Library to support and validate the ideas and information shared in your paper.

For APA guidelines, refer to the following sections in the Writing Resources:

Requirements

This Assignment should be written in essay format. Include an introductory paragraph, thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, summarizing conclusion, and references.
Use APA format for style, in- text citations, and complete references.
This Assignment should be at least 3 pages in length.
Sources should be peer review sources
Submitting Your Work

Put your responses in a Microsoft Word document. Save it in a location and with the proper naming convention: username-Course Name-section-Unit x_Assignment.doc (section is your course section, x is your unit number). When you are ready, go to the unit Dropbox to submit.