Mccurdy Fitness For Life Ch. 12 & 13 Flexibility And Body Composition

Front 1

Requires a joint to move through a full Range of Motion, powered either by the body’s own muscles or by assistance from a partner or trainer.

Back 1

Flexibility

Front 2

The ability to move your joints through a fullrange of motion.

Back 2

flexibility

Front 3

Is a group of exercises done to prepare for a specific workoutor competition.

Back 3

Warm-up

Front 4

Is done to increase range of motion.

Back 4

flexibility exercise

Front 5

A place in your body where bones come together.

Back 5

joints

Front 6

Your bones are connected at your joints by non-elastic bands called _________.

Back 6

ligaments

Front 7

Should not be stretched.

Back 7

ligaments

Front 8

Your bones are connected to muscles by ______.

Back 8

tendons

Front 9

Together, muscles and tendons are called a ______.

Back 9

muscle-tendon unit

Front 10

Both parts of the muscle-tendon unit are stretched when performing _______.

Back 10

flexibility exercises

Front 11

Stretching slowly as far as you can without pain, until you feel a sense of pulling or tension (for several seconds).

Back 11

Static Stretching

Front 12

Involves contracting the muscles before you stretch it to help the muscle relax so that it is more easily stretched.

Back 12

PNF Stretching

Front 13

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching.

Back 13

PNF Stretching

Front 14

Series of gentle bouncing or bobbing motions that are not held for a long time.

Back 14

ballistic stretch

Front 15

Refers to exercises that require a joint to move through a full range of motion.

Back 15

Range-of-motion exercises

Front 16

Stretch caused by contraction of your own antagonist muscles.

Back 16

active stretch

Front 17

Muscle or muscle group having the opposite function of another muscle or muscle group.

Back 17

antagonist

Front 18

Stretch requiring an assist from an external source (gravity, a partner, or some other source).

Back 18

passive stretch

Front 19

Having an unusually large range of motion in certain joints--a condition sometimes referred to as being double jointed but officially called ______.

Back 19

hyper-mobility

Front 20

Slow movement exercises designed to lengthen the muscles.

Back 20

dynamic stretch

Front 21

You are applying the principle of overload, to stretching, when you stretch the muscle beyond its normal length fromthe first point of tension to a point of __________.

Back 21

mild discomfort

Front 22

When you attempt to stretch a little farther each day you are applying what principle to flexibility?

Back 22

Principle of progression

Front 23

Theability to extend the knee, elbow, or wrist joint past a straight line is ________.

Back 23

hybermobility

Front 24

Flexibility is demonstrated by your ________.

Back 24

range of motion

Front 25

Which gender tends to be more flexible?

Back 25

females

Front 26

Do older or younger people tend to be more flexible?

Back 26

younger

Front 27

A balanced exercise program include both ______.

Back 27

strength and flexibility exercises

Front 28

Ingeneral, to build flexibility you should stretch until the ________.

Back 28

muscle feels a little uncomfortable

Front 29

All tissue in the body other than fat.

Back 29

lean body tissue

Front 30

Percentage of body weight that is made up of fat.

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body fat level

Front 31

Condition of weighing less than the healthy range.

Back 31

underweight

Front 32

Condition of weighing more than the healthy range.

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overweight

Front 33

Condition of being especially overweight or high in body fat.

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obesity

Front 34

Spot reducing or exercising a specific body part to lose fat in that area __________.

Back 34

does not work

Front 35

Engaging in regular physical activity, includingmuscle fitness activity, will help you lose ______.

Back 35

fat

Front 36

Heredity, maturation, and to some degree metabolism are factors which influence your percentage of body fat that you _________.

Back 36

don't have much control over

Front 37

In order to lose one pound how many fewer calories must consumed.

Back 37

3,500

Front 38

Dual-Energy X-Ray absorptiometry, underwater weighing, the bod pod and skinfold measurements are all ways to measure a person's ___________.

Back 38

body fat percentage

Front 39

Eating disorder in which a person severely restricts the amount of food eaten in an attempt to be exceptionally low in body fat.

Back 39

anorexia nervosa

Front 40

A person with this condition will see themselves as being too fat even though they are extremely thin.

Back 40

anorexia nervosa

Front 41

Eating disorder with symptoms similar to anorexia nervosa; most common among athletes involved in sports in which low body weight is desirable (such as gymnastics and wrestling).

Back 41

anorexia athletica

Front 42

Eating disorder in which a person binges, or eats very large amounts of food within a short period of time, followed by purging.

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bulimia