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33 Cards in this Set
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Physical Fitness |
the ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands |
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Body Composition |
the ratio of body fat to lean body tissue |
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Flexibility |
the ability to move a body part through a full range of motion |
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Muscular Strength |
This is the amount of force a muscle can exert |
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Muscular Endurance |
This is the ability of the muscles to do difficult physical tasks over a period of time without causing fatigue |
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Cardiorespiratory Endurance |
This is the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to send fuel and oxygen to the body's tissues during long periods of vigorous activity |
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Sedentary Lifestyle |
a way of life that requires little movement or exercise |
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Metabolism |
the process by which your body gets energy from food |
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Basal Metabolism |
is the process by which your body gets energy from food |
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Calories |
energy value measured in food |
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Aerobic Exercise |
vigorous activity in which oxygen is continuously taken in for a period of atleast 20 minutes |
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Anaerobic Exercise |
intense bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen |
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Isometric Exercise |
activity that uses muscle tension to improve muscular strength with little or no movement of the body part |
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Isotonic Exercise |
activity that involves resistance through an entire range of motion |
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Isokinetic Exercise |
activity that involves resistance through an entire range of motion |
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Cross-training |
combining various exercise routines to help work different body systems |
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Overload |
This is working the body harder than it is normally worked |
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Progression |
a gradual increase in overload necessary for achieving higher levels of fitness |
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Specificity |
particular exercises and activities improve particular areas of health-related fitness |
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warm-up |
engaging in activity that prepares the muscles for the work that is to come |
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Cool-down |
engaging in activity to gradually decrease activity. |
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Resting heart rate |
The number of times your heart beats in one minute when you are not active |
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Training program |
program of formalized physical preperation for participation in a sport |
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Hydration |
is the addition of body fluids which you get through drinking liquids especially water |
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Anabolic Steroids |
chemicals similar to the male hormone testosterone |
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Muscle Cramp |
a spasm or sudden tightening of a muscle |
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Strain |
a condition in which muscles have been overworked |
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Sprain |
An injury to tissues surrounding a joint |
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Overexertion |
overworking the body |
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Heat Cramps |
muscle spasms that are the result of loss of large amounts of salt and water through perpiration |
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Heat Exhaustion |
an overheating of the body resulting in cold, clammy skin and symptoms of shock |
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Frostbite |
a condition that results when body tissue becomes frozen |
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Hypothermia |
a condition in which body temperature becomes dangerously low |
