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22 Cards in this Set
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the ability o the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and muscles to work together to meet the body’s needs
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Physical Fitness
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the ability of your heart, blood vessels and lungs to distribute nutrients and oxygen and to remove wastes
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Cardio Respiratory Endurance
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the capacity of a muscle or group of muscles to exert or resist force
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Muscular Strength
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the ability of muscles to keep working for an extended time
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Muscular Endurance
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the ability to use a muscle throughout its entire rang of motion
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Flexibility
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the amount of body fat compared to lean tissue, such as muscle and bone
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Body Composition
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chemicals produced in your brain that help to give you a sense of satisfaction and pleasure
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Endorphins
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nonstop, repetitive, strenuous physical activity that raises the breathing and heart rates
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Aerobic Exercise
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intense physical activity that lasts only from a few seconds to a few minutes during which muscles use up more oxygen than the blood can supply
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Anaerobic Exercise
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involves the contraction and relaxation of muscles through the full range of motion
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Isotonic Exercise
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muscles contract but very little body movement takes place
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Isometric Exercise
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involve moving a muscle through a range of motion against a resistance or weight that changes
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Isokinetic Exercise
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heart’s top speed
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Maximum Heart Rate
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the approximate heart rate you need to maintain during aerobic exercise in order to benefit from the workout
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Target Heart Rate
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a five to ten minute period of mild exercise that prepares your body for vigorous exercise
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Warm Up
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a period of milder exercise that allows your body and your heart rate to return slowly and safely to their resting states
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Cool Down
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a 24-hour cycle of behavior patterns that some living things, including humans, exhibit
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Circadian Rhythm
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AKA NREM sleep, when your eyes move very little and your body gradually reaches its state of deepest relaxation
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Non Rapid Eye Movement
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AKA REM sleep, rapid flickering of your eyes behind closed eyelids and a high level of brain activity
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Rapid Eye Movement
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difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep
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Insomnia
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a disorder in which breathing stops for short periods during sleep and then resumes suddenly
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Sleep Apnea
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a disorder of REM sleep in which one falls asleep suddenly without warning for short periods o time
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Narcolepsy
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