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Physical activity |
Bodily movements produced by skeletal muscles they requires energy expenditure. |
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Physical exercise |
Physical activity that is planned, repetitive, & proposal on the sense that is intended to improve or maintain one or more aspects of physical fitness. |
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Aerobic exercise |
High intensity exercise performed for extended periods of time, swimming, cycling, & running. |
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Anaerobic exercise |
High intensity exercise performing for extended periods of time - weight training & springing are examples. |
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Basal metabolic rate (BMR) |
The minimum number of calories the body needs to maintain bodily functions while at rest. |
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Calorie |
A measure of food energy equivalent to the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. |
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Physical fitness |
A set of attributes relating to the ability to perform physical activity that include muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, & healthy body composition. |
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Cardiorespiratory endurance |
The ability of the heart, blood vessels, &lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles during physical activity for prolonged period of times. |
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) |
Cluster of conditions including high blood pressure high blood sugar, obesity, low HDL, & high triglyceride level they occur together an increase risk of heart disease, stroke, & diabetes |
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Circadian rhythms |
Our bodies are approximately synchronized with the 24hours cycle of night and day by an internal biological clock. |
Often interrupted by age. Adolescence - likely to be "night owls", energized during the evening with cognitive performance improving ad the day wears on. After 20s - (slightly earlier for women), we shift from being "night owls" to being morning-loving "larks" and feel our energy and performance declining during he day. |
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Sleep stages |
2 broad types of sleep: Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) Small, fast beta waves of an alert state Larger alpha waves of a relaxed state differ from the slower, large delta ways of NREM-3 sleep Raid eye movement (REM-when vivid dreams occur) Distinguished by different: Brain waves Changes in breathing & muscle tension Few other bodily tensions |
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On average, adults in North America asleep ____ hours a night on week days & ____ hours a night on weekends. |
6.8 & 7.4 |
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