Health Promotion: Fitness

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physical fitness

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limits on the actions that the body is capable of making

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physical activity

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any body movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure

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physical activity

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any body movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure

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components of physical fitness

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1. flexibility
2. muscular strength and endurance
3. cardiovascular endurance

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flexibility

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the ability to move muscles to their full extent without injury

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components of physical fitness

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1. flexibility
2. muscular strength and endurance
3. cardiovascular endurance

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muscular strength and endurance

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the ability of the muscles to perform hard or prolonged work

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cardiovascular endurance

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the ability of the body to take in, deliver, and use oxygen for physical work

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moderate exercise benefits: children

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-develop lifelong exercise and helath habits
-prevent and treat obesity

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moderate exercise benefits: teens

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-precent and treat obesity and eating disorders
-develop lifelong exercise and health habits

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moderate exercise benefits: adults

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-control wieght
-prevent and treat many diseases
-promote mental health and feelings of well-being

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moderate exercise benefits: pregnant women

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-control excessive weight gain
-more favorable nutrient profile as a result of an increased energy intake
-less constipation and better circulation

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moderate exercise benefits: older adults

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-slow age-related physiologic changes
-prevent and treat osteoperosis

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moderate exercise benefits: nursing mothers

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-promote return to prepregnancy weight
-possibly improve postpartum mental status

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excessive exercise risks: children

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-energy needs not achieved
-limited growth and development

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excessive exercise risks: teens

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-inadequate energy intake
-dietary protein used for energy
-amenorrhea
-negative calcium balance and reduced bone mass
-sports anemia
-sports-related anorexia

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excessive exercise risks: adults

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-possible increased need for riboflavin and vitamin B12
-exercise related injuries

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excessive exercise risks: pregnant women

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-low weight gain
-low birth weight infant

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excessive exercise risks: nursing mothers

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-excessive rate of weight loss, reducing milk production and limiting infant growth

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excessive exercise risks: older adults

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-exercise-related injuries leading to diability and other complications