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Physical activity

Any movement produced by muscles that increases energy expenditure. includes occupational, Leisure Time, household and transportation activities

Leisure Time physical activity

Any activity not related to a person's occupation, includes competitive Sports, recreational activities, and planned exercise training

Exercise

Is subcategory of Leisure Time physical activity, any activity that is purposeful, plans, and structured

Physical fitness

The ability to carry out daily tasks with Vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue, and with ample energy to enjoy leisure-time Pursuits and meet unforeseen emergencies

Resistance training

Exercise in which our muscles act against resistance

Aerobic exercise

Exercise which involves the repetitive movement of large muscle groups, increasing the body's use of oxygen and promoting cardiovascular health

Overload principle

Placing an extra physical Demand on your body in order to improve your Fitness level

Hypertrophy

The increase in strength and size that results from repeated work to a specific muscle or muscle group

Atrophy

A decrease in the size and strength of muscles that occurs when they are not adequately worked

FITT Principle

The principle used to achieve an appropriate overload for physical training. Frequency, intensity, time, type of activity

Frequency

Refers to the number of activity sessions performed per week

Intensity

The amount of effort expended during an activity, or how difficult the activity is to perform

Low intensity exercise

Activities that cause very mild increases in breathing, sweating, and heart rate

Moderate-intensity exercise

Activities that cause moderate increases in breathing, sweating, and heart rate

Vigorous intensity exercise

Activities that produce significant increases and breathing, so I didn't, and heart rate, talking is difficult as well

Maximal heart rate

The rate at which your heart beats during maximal intensity

Time of activity

How long each exercise session last

Warm up

Also called preliminary exercise, includes activities that prepare you for an exercise bout, including stretching, calisthenics, and movements specific to an exercise bout

Cool down

Activities done after an exercise session is completed, should be gradual and allow your body to slowly recover from exercise

Adenosine triphosphate

The common currency of energy for virtually all cells of the body. ATP

Anaerobic

The term used to refer to metabolic reactions that occur without oxygen. Anaerobic means without oxygen

Glycolysis

The breakdown of glucose, yields two ATP and two pyruvic acid molecules for each glucose molecule

Pyruvic acid

The primary end product of glycolysis

Lactic acid

A compound that results when pyruvic acid is metabolized in the presence of insufficient oxygen

Grazing

Consistently eating small meals throughout the day, done by many athletes to meet their high energy demands

Carbohydrate loading

A process that involves altering training and carb intake, so that muscle glycogen storage is maximized. Also known as glycogen loading

Evaporative cooling

The primary way in which we dissipate Heat. Also called sweating

ergogenic AIDS

Substances used to improve exercise and athletic performance

Anaerobic

The term applied to a substance that builds muscle and increases strength

Foodborne illness

An illness transmitted by food or water contaminated by a pathogenic microorganism, it's toxic secretions, or a toxic chemical

Helminths

Multicellular microscopic worm

Protozoa

Single-celled mobile microorganisms

Prion

A protein that Miss folds and becomes infectious, prions are not living cellular organisms or viruses

Toxin

Any harmful substance, in microbiology, a chemical produced by a microorganism that harms tissues or causes harmful immune responses

USDA

Overseas safety of meat, poultry, and eggs sold across state lines. Also regulates which drugs can be used to treat sick cattle and poultry

FDA

Regulates food standards or food products and bottled water, regulates food labeling and enforces pesticide use as established by the EPA

CDC

Works with public health officials to promote and educate the public about health and safety, able to track information needed and identifying foodborne illness outbreaks

EPA

Regulates use of pesticides and which crops they can be applied to, establishes standards for water quality