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Why is protein important?
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Protein helps to repair and build muscle tissue.
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What foods contain protein?
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Meats, fish, nuts, diary
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Why are carbohydrates important?
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Carbohydrates are a source of energy for the body.
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What foods contain carbohydrates?
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Bread, cereal, pasta
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Why are saturated fats harmful?
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They may increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood vessels.
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What are complex carbohydrates?
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The bread, grain, pasta group.
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What do complex carbohydrates do?
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They act as the main source of fuel.
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What are simple carbohydrates?
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Contain sugars. Not an effective source of energy for the body.
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Why are fruits and vegetables important?
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Provide the body with water, fiber, minerals, and vitamins.
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Why is fiber important?
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Aids in digestion. Unsoluable.
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What are vitamins and minerals?
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They help the body to function normally.
-eyesight -hair -bones |
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What does vitamin B2 do?
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Helps turn food into energy.
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What benefits does the meat group provide?
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Growth and repair of soft tissue.
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What are the building blocks for muscle development?
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Amino acids.
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What are used to facuilitate the use of vitamins?
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Lipids/Fats
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What is a maintainance diet?
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The number of calories consumed equals the number of calories used.
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What is diastolic?
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Blood pressure when the heart is relaxes
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What is systolic?
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Blood pressure when the heart is contracting
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120/80
Which is diastolic and systolic? |
120- systolic
80- diastolic |
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What are the optimal blood pressures?
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systolic should be under 140
diastolic should be under 85 |
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How do you find heart rate
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220- age
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What are the optimal heart rate levels?
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40-90 bpm
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What does aerobic ex. do?
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-Allows heart/muscles to use oxygen efficiently.
-Forces continuous, rigorous movement -Forces heavy breathing. -Stimulates body. -Burns fat. -Strengthens muscles |
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What is anaerobic ex?
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Weight training
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What are the benefits of weight training?
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-Muscles burn more calories at rest than does fat.
-Strength -Muscular endurances -Decreases the likelihood of athletic injury. -Promotes healthy self-image. |
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What is the skeletal system?
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The framework that gives shape and form to the human body.
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What are joints?
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Two or more bones coming together- held together by ligaments
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What is cartilage?
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Cushions the joint and absorbs shock.
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What does the skeleton do?
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Stores minerals, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate-these give bones their strength
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When should a student begin weightlifting
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After bones ossify
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What do muscles do?
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Initiate movement of the skeleton
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What is lactic acid?
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An acid produced by the body to make up for missing oxygen- overexertion.
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Nervous system
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Neurons
Transmit informations/signals |
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Voluntary nervous system
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Controls actions made through conscious thought
-movement |
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Involuntary nervous system
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Controls actions that are not made through conscious thought (digestion)
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What does the spinal chord do?
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Carries impulses between the brain and body.
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When does puberty begin?
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When hormones are secreted from the pituitary gland
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What is FSH
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The hormone present in pubescent females- fertility
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What is tendonitis?
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An inflammation of the tendon that can develop from overuse.
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What is a sprain?
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Torn ligament
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What is a strain?
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Torn or stretched muscle
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