AY Honors/Triathlon/Answer Key

1. Give three Bible principles and two Spirit of Prophecy principles to support exercise.

How many of you have ever heard: When I was your age, I walked to school, uphill, both ways, in the snow. These days, in general, there is less physical activity than in generations past.

Bible Principles

1 Timothy 4:8 - For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. (New International Version)

Spirit of Prophecy:

from Education, 207: Recreation, when true to its name, re-creation, tends to strengthen and build up. Calling us aside from our ordinary cares and occupations, it affords refreshment for mind and body, and thus enables us to return with new vigor to the earnest work of life.
from Adventist Home, 493: It is the privilege and duty of Christians to seek to refresh their spirits and invigorate their bodies by innocent recreation, with the purpose of using their physical and mental powers to the glory of God.
from Ministry of Healing, 238: Inactivity is a fruitful cause of disease. Exercise quickens and equalizes the circulation of the blood, but in idleness the blood does not circulate freely, and the changes in it, so necessary to life and health, do not take place. The skin, too, becomes inactive. Impurities are not expelled as they would be if the circulation had been quickened by vigorous exercise, the skin kept in a healthy condition, and the lungs fed with plenty of pure, fresh air. This state of the system throws a double burden on the excretory organs, and disease is the result.

2. Give a report on the correct diet to maintain peak physical condition and how this was maintained for the duration of training. Include fluid intake during and pre- competition, and in-competition food intake.

3a. Give guidelines for correct training, including warm-up, stretching, injury prevention, prevention of overtraining, etc.

3b. Present your regular training program.

3c. List the correct equipment, including bike, shoes, clothing.

4. Exhibit knowledge of the techniques of swimming, cycling and running.

Review, as needed.

5. Compete in all three aspects of a recognized triathlon event, either solo or as a team member, where the triathlon is similar to:

a. Swim—500m

That's 546 yards (or so, for the non-metric folks).

b. Cycle—15km

That's 9.32057 miles (for the non-metric folks).

c. Run—10km

That's 6.21371 miles (for the non-metric folks).

d. within 4.5 hours.

YOU can do it!

References

USA Triathlon