Question

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How would Newton’s second law of motion impact the fitness routine of someone who is significantly overweight? Is there any type of fitness activity that a significantly overweight person could do where Newton’s second law of motion would not be a factor?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Newton's second law relates force, mass, and acceleration. For the same acceleration, more force is required to change the motion of more mass.

(a) Any fitness routine where velocity changes are involved will be impacted by Newton's second law. A significantly overweight person would have to expend significantly more energy to achieve the same changes of motion in the same period of time.

(b) Any fitness routine in which changes of speed or direction at a specific rate are not required will not be impacted by Newton's second law. These might be Tai Chi routines, weight lifting, or any other routines in which speed of completing a cycle of motion is not a factor.