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Physical activity |
Any movement produced by muscles that increases energy expenditure. includes occupational, Leisure Time, household and transportation activities |
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Leisure Time physical activity |
Any activity not related to a person's occupation, includes competitive Sports, recreational activities, and planned exercise training |
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Exercise |
Is subcategory of Leisure Time physical activity, any activity that is purposeful, plans, and structured |
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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 |
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Resistance training |
Exercise in which our muscles act against resistance |
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Aerobic exercise |
Exercise which involves the repetitive movement of large muscle groups, increasing the body's use of oxygen and promoting cardiovascular health |
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Overload principle |
Placing an extra physical Demand on your body in order to improve your Fitness level |
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Hypertrophy |
The increase in strength and size that results from repeated work to a specific muscle or muscle group |
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Atrophy |
A decrease in the size and strength of muscles that occurs when they are not adequately worked |
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FITT Principle |
The principle used to achieve an appropriate overload for physical training. Frequency, intensity, time, type of activity |
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Frequency |
Refers to the number of activity sessions performed per week |
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Intensity |
The amount of effort expended during an activity, or how difficult the activity is to perform |
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Low intensity exercise |
Activities that cause very mild increases in breathing, sweating, and heart rate |
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Moderate-intensity exercise |
Activities that cause moderate increases in breathing, sweating, and heart rate |
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Vigorous intensity exercise |
Activities that produce significant increases and breathing, so I didn't, and heart rate, talking is difficult as well |
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Maximal heart rate |
The rate at which your heart beats during maximal intensity |
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Time of activity |
How long each exercise session last |
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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 |
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Cool down |
Activities done after an exercise session is completed, should be gradual and allow your body to slowly recover from exercise |
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Adenosine triphosphate |
The common currency of energy for virtually all cells of the body. ATP |
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Anaerobic |
The term used to refer to metabolic reactions that occur without oxygen. Anaerobic means without oxygen |
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Glycolysis |
The breakdown of glucose, yields two ATP and two pyruvic acid molecules for each glucose molecule |
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Pyruvic acid |
The primary end product of glycolysis |
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Lactic acid |
A compound that results when pyruvic acid is metabolized in the presence of insufficient oxygen |
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Grazing |
Consistently eating small meals throughout the day, done by many athletes to meet their high energy demands |
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Carbohydrate loading |
A process that involves altering training and carb intake, so that muscle glycogen storage is maximized. Also known as glycogen loading |
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Evaporative cooling |
The primary way in which we dissipate Heat. Also called sweating |
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ergogenic AIDS |
Substances used to improve exercise and athletic performance |
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Anaerobic |
The term applied to a substance that builds muscle and increases strength |
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Foodborne illness |
An illness transmitted by food or water contaminated by a pathogenic microorganism, it's toxic secretions, or a toxic chemical |
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Helminths |
Multicellular microscopic worm |
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Protozoa |
Single-celled mobile microorganisms |
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Prion |
A protein that Miss folds and becomes infectious, prions are not living cellular organisms or viruses |
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Toxin |
Any harmful substance, in microbiology, a chemical produced by a microorganism that harms tissues or causes harmful immune responses |
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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 |
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FDA |
Regulates food standards or food products and bottled water, regulates food labeling and enforces pesticide use as established by the EPA |
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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 |
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EPA |
Regulates use of pesticides and which crops they can be applied to, establishes standards for water quality |