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Fit Assessment Terms
Physical Fitness Assessment Terms
Question | Answer |
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Competitive Fitness | The strength, endurance, and mental well-being required to be competitive in sports activities. |
General Fitness | The ability to perform daily activities with vitality and energy, to withstand stress without undue fatigue, and to maintain physical health without medical intervention. |
Repetition | The completion of a designated movement through an entire range of motion. |
Muscle Contraction | The tensioning of the muscle during shortening (concentric), lengthening (eccentric), or no motion (isometric). |
Trunk | The torso; the area of the body on either side of and including, the spine, but excluding the arms and legs. |
Range of Motion (ROM) | The maximum range through which a joint can move. |
Hamstrings | The muscles on the posterior aspect of the femur. |
Resting Heart Rate | The number of times the heart beats in 1 minute when no physical activity is taking place. |
Recovery Heart Rate | The number of times the heart beats in 1 minute 60 seconds after completion of 3 or minutes of exercise. |
Lean Body Weight | The weight of a body after the fat weight has been subtracted. |
Fat Weight | The weight of a body after the lean body weight has been subtracted; the weight of the adipose tissue of the body. |
Essential Body Fat | The minimum amount of body fat necessary for the proper protection of internal organs. |
Parallel | Extending in the same direction and remaining separated by the same distance along the entire length, never crossing paths. |
Congenital | A condition present at birth. |
Pre Participation Physical Examination | A comprehensive assessment of an athlete's overall health and ability to perform a sport at the highest level; emphasizes the areas of greatest concern in sports particpation and identifies problem areas in the athlete's history. |