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Health Related Fitne
Health Related Fitness terms correlate to one's overall health & fitness
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Fitness | The ability to exercise the whole body for long periods of time because the heart and lungs are giving the body oxygen. Examples: distance running, cross country skiing |
| Muscular Strength | The most work muscles can do at any given time. How much force or how much weight you can lift. Example: bench press 250 lbs. |
| Muscular Endurance | The ability to use muscles many times without getting tired. Example: carrying around a baby all day |
| Flexibility | The ability to use your joints in a full range of motion. Example: touching your toes or yoga |
| Body Fatness | The percentage of the body that is fat. |
| Body Composition | The relationship of body fat and fat free mass (muscle, bones, etc . . .) in the body. |
| Bone Density | The concentration of the bone's tissue made up primarily of calcium. |
| Agility | The ability to change the position of the body quickly and accurately. Examples: moving quickly in soccer, wrestling, or dodgeball |
| Balance | The ability to maintain stability (staying upright) while stationary or moving. Example: surfing, skateboarding |
| Coordination | The ability to use your senses with a body part or repeatedly execute a sequence of movements smoothly and accurately. Examples: juggling |
| Power | The ability to transfer energy into force at a fast rate (strength +speed). Example: throwing a shot put or football |
| Reaction Time | The time between one of the senses recognizing a stimulus and the body moving in reponse. Examples: starting a race or brakes on a car |
| Speed | The ability to perform a movement in a short period of time. Examples: running fast, throwing a fast ball |
| 3 Areas of Benefits from Physical Activity | Pyschological (mental), Physical (body), & Social (teamwork & sportsmanship) |
| Fitness | The ability of the body systems to work together efficiently without feeling fatigued. |
| Wellness (Total Fitness) | Being well physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally. |
| Hypokinetic condition | health problems due to lack of exercise Examples: heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure |
| Fatigue | exhaustion, extreme tiredness |
| Sedentary | not active, sits around instead of walking or exercising |
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