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Health Related Components of Fitness

Cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, and muscle strength.

Physical Fitness

Bodies ability to respond or adapt to the demands of stress of physical effort.

Cardiorepiratory Endurance

It is the ability of the body to perform prolonged, large muscle, and dynamic exercise at a moderate to high levels of intensity.

Muscular Endurance

The ability to sustain a given level of muscular tension over time.

Exercise Intensity (Fitt Principle)

How hard you work when you exercise.

Endurance Exercise

The range based on your maximum heart rate.

Reducing the risks of Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes...

Increasing physical activity and decreasing saturated fat intake

The American College of Sport Medicine Recommends...

Two- Three days per week workout to develop strength.

When Developing a Weight Training Program...

8-12 Repetitions are recommended for each exercise.

Stretching Exercises...

Should be held for at least 30 seconds.

The Amount of Essential Fat in Males

3-5% of total body weight.

The Amount of Essential Fat in Females

8-12% of total body weight.

Overweight

26.5%

Factors that Contribute to Weight Gain and Loss

Roles of diets, exercise and emotional factors.

Recommendations for Weight Management.

4-5 small meals per day, including breakfast and snacks

Anorexia

The fear of gaining weight

Body Fat in the Abdomen Area...

Increased risk for chronic disease

Carbon Monoxide

Ingredient tobacco smoke that limits oxygen use in the body.

Cocarcinagen

A chemical that causes cancer only in combination with other chemicals.

Cellular Death

Termination of metabolic processes.

Dying Without Having a Will...

Can lead to unnecessary hardship on survivors. The majority of American's die without having a will.

Testator

The person who makes the will

Intestate

The term of having no legal will when you die

Someone Dies Without Having a Will...

The state will distribute all the property according to state rules.

Persisted Vegetative State

Condition of profound unconsciousness with no reasonable hope for improvement.

4R's

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Rethink

Rapid Population Growth...

The core reason of many environmental problems.

Limitation of Population Growth

Energy, water, and food.

Non-Human Factors that Contribute to Air Pollution

Forest fires, dust storms, and plants.

Single Most Important Factor in Determining an Individual's Level of Wellness...

His or Her Behavior

Prevention

Treatment considered to be the most effective against modern health problems

Intamacy

The ability to share feeling and emotions without the fear or rejection

Denying the Reality of Life's Problems Leads to..

Psychological Problems.

People With Established Identities...

Are able to form intimate and lasting relationships. Able to communicate. Able to love and be loved.

Emotional Intelligence

Recognizing feelings as they occur.

Commitment

Vital to a lasting relationship.

Optimal Blood Pressure for Young Adults

110/70

Smoking Increases Your Cardiovascular Risk

By reducing the level of high-density lipoproteins, increasing blood pressure, and increasing heart rate.

Exercise Can Alter Your Blood Fat Levels

By raising your high-density lipoproteins.

Men are at a Higher Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke than Women

Because of estrogen levels.

Asprin

Can reduce inflammation, decreases buildup in the vessels, and has an anti-clotting agent.

Cholesterol Should be Checked

After the age of 20 every 5 years.

Amino Acids

Building blocks of proteins.

Proteins


Carbohydrate

4 Calories per gram.

Fats

9 Calories per gram

Recommended Daily Intake of Proteins

10-35% of total calories

Building Strong Bones

Weight bearing exercises should be done.

By-Products of Hydrogenation

Trans-fatty acids.

Foods That are Richest in Complex Carbohydrates

Lagooms, peas, beans, lentils.

Single Parent Families

More likely to have academic difficulties than two parent families.

Malignant

Cancer and how it spreads, cancer cells that enter the lymph and blood system.

Oncogene

A gene involved in the transformation of a normal cell into a cancer cell.

Ways to Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer

Increase the intake of fruits and vegetables, being physically active, and using aspirin and ibuprofen regularly.

HPV Virus

The infection that puts the women at risk of cervical cancer.

Ways to Reduce the Risk of Skin Cancer

Avoid long exposure to the sun and sunburns, don't go tanning.

Cancer Initiators

Ultraviolet Rays

Lung Cancer

Most common cause of death in the United States...of all cancer deaths

CD4 T-Cell Counts

Show the status of the immune system in someone with HIV infection

Psychological and Physical Health

Are intertwined.

Type C Personality

Can have difficulty expressing emotions.

If a Person is Still Emotionally Distressed Weeks After an Emotional Event....

Consider seeking professional health.

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

(wait for further information)

Stress Response

Your hearing and vision becomes more acute. Your liver releases more sugar into the blood, your air passages dilate and allow more air into the lungs.

Constructive Response to a Set Back

Accepting the fact that problems may periodically occur during a pursuit of a new behavior.

"SMART" Goals

S- Specific


T-Timely

"Blood Alcohol Concentration" BAC

The amount of alcohol in the blood.

Carbination

Effects the body's absorption of alcohol and speeds up the rate causing increased impairment.

Dose-Response Function

The connection between the amount of alcohol consumed and its effects.

Cirrhosis

A Disease of the liver caused by excessive and chronic drinking.

Marijuana

The most widely used illegal drug in the United States.

Beer

Usually contains about 5% alcohol. Most alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream through the small intestine.

How Many Minutes Can a Regular User of Tobacco Go Between Doses of Nicotine Before Experiencing Negative Effects?

40 Minutes

Psychoactive Drugs

a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and behavior.

Drug Tolerance

Tolerance is a person's diminished response to a drug, which occurs when the drug is used repeatedly and the body adapts to the continued presence of the drug. Resistance refers to the ability of microorganisms or cancer cells to withstand the effects of a drug usually effective against them.

Withdrawl

Physical and mental symptoms that occur after stopping or reducing intake of a drug.

Addiction

chronic brain disease that causes compulsive substance use despite harmful consequences. Health, finances,relationships, and careers can be ruined. The abuse of drugs and alcohol is by far the leading cause of preventable illnesses and premature death in our society.

HPV Infection

Increased risk of pregnant women having syphilis. More likely to accure during unprotected vaginal or anal sex.

Vitamins

organic compound and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts

Minerals

Macrominerals are minerals your body needs in larger amounts. They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur. Your body needs just small amounts of traceminerals. These include iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.

Nutrients That Supply Energy

Proteins, fats, and carbs.