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Health
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| physical fitness | the ability of the body to perform daily physical activities without getting out of breath, sore, or overly tired |
| chronic disease | a disease that develops gradually and continues over a long period of time |
| health-related fitness | fitness qualities that are necessary to maintain and promote a healthy body |
| resting heart rate (RHR) | the number of times the heart beats per minute while at rest |
| target heart rate zone | a heart rate range within which the most gains in cardiorespiratory health will occur |
| FITT | a formula made up of four important parts involved in fitness training: frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise |
| repetitions | the number of times an exercise is performed |
| set | a fixed number of repetitions followed by a rest period |
| dehydratioin | a state in which the body has lost more water than has been taken in |
| overtraining | a condition that occurs as a result of exceeding the recommendations of the FITT formula |
| dietary supplement | any product that is taken by mouth that can contain a dietary ingredient and is also labeled as a dietary supplement |
| anabolic steroid | a synthetic version of the male hormone testosterone used for promoting muscle development |
| sleep deprivation | a lack of sleep |
| circadian rhythm | the body's internal system for regulating sleeping and waking patterns |
| insomnia | an inability to sleep, even if one is physically exhausted |
| sleep apnea | a sleeping disorder characterized by interruptions of normal breathing patterns during sleep |
| muscular strength | the amount of force that a muscle can apply in a given contraction |
| muscular endurance | the ability of the muscles to keep working (contract) over a period of time |
| cardiorespiratory endurance | the ability of your heart, blood vessels, lungs and blood to deliver oxygen and nutrients to all of your body's cells while you are being physically active |
| Flexibility | the ability of the joints to move through their full range of motion |
| Body Composition | the ratio of lean body tissue (muscle and bone) to body-fat tissue |
| RICE principle | applied as first aid when an injury occurs as well as during injury recovery: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation |
| REM sleep | (Rapid Eye Movement) the portion of the sleep cycle called dream sleep |
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