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The highest rate at which oxygen can be taken up and utilized by an individual during exercise.
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VO2 max
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The ability of a person to exert a maximal quantifiable force against an object.
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Muscular strength
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The ability of a person to sustain a continual muscular exertion over a given period of time.
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Muscular endurance
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Activities that require a baseline functional ability and are completed every day such as sitting, standing, dressing bathing, etc.
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Activities of daliy living (ADLs)
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The length of time that a muscle can perform an activity utilizing the anaerobic glycolytic pathway to generate ATP until fatigue.
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Anaerobic Capacity
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An instrument used for measuring specific joint angles with full attainable range of motion.
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Goniometer
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An electronic device that helps accurately measure specific joint angles, when used correctly by trained individuals.
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Electronic inclinometers
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A clinically analyzed meth of determining an individual's is weighed in air and subsequently weighed in water of known density. The volume of the individual is equl to the loss of weight in the water, divided by the density o fthe water.
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Hydrostatic weighing
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Tested in an apparatus called the "Bod Pod", this method of measuring an individual's body composition uses air displacement to measure body volume.
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Air dsiplacement Plethysmography
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