Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images. Cardiorespiratory endurance -- also referred to as cardiovascular fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness or aerobic fitness -- is an essential component of both physical fitness and all-around good health.
Posture Fitness of the EgoscueÂ® method. When people ask me what exactly the Egoscue methodÂ® is, I have to come up with a short description that anybody can easily understand and relate to. Describing it is a postural alignment therapy immediately triggers a very natural response â people are trying to straighten up.
Heel stick: A simple procedure in which a newborn baby's heel is pricked and then a small amount of the blood is collected, usually with a narrow-gauge (capillary) glass tube or a filter paper.The heel stick is now the most common way to draw newborn's blood.It is used to do the newborn screening tests and usually done before the baby leaves the hospital. If the blood tests are performed earlier than 24 hours after the baby is born, a repeat test is recommended at 1 to 2 weeks of age.The most common newborn screening tests in the U.S. include hypothyroidism (underactivity of the thyroid gland) , PKU (phenylketonuria), galactosemia, and sickle cell disease.f the blood tests are performed earlier than 24 hours after the baby is born, a repeat test is recommended at 1 to 2 weeks of age. The most common newborn screening tests in the U.S. include hypothyroidism (underactivity of the thyroid gland) , PKU (phenylketonuria), galactosemia, and sickle cell disease.