Fitness For Living

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Muscle Fitness

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the ability of your musculoskeletal system to perform daily and recreational activities without undue fatigue and injur

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Muscle Strength

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the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to contract with maximal force

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Muscle Endurance

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The ability of a muscle to contract repeatedly over an extended period of time

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Resistance training

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also known as weigh training or strength training and can be done with measured weights, body weight, or other resistive equipment

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hypertrophy

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the increase in muscle size

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Slow-twitch muscle fibers

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oxygen dependent and contract relatively slowly, but can contract for longer periods of time without fatigue

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Fast-twitch muscle fibers

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not oxygen dependent and contract more rapidly than slow-twitch fibers, but tire relatively quickly, they also produce greater muscle power.

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Increase Muscle Strength:

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Train Fast-Twitch Muscle Fiber. Lifting Prescription: High amount of weight with few repetitions

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Increase Muscle Endurance:

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Train Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber. Lifting Prescription: Low amount of weight with multiple repetitions.

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Sarcopenia

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is the degenerative loss of muscle mass or decreased muscle power.