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Fitness term
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Target heat rate (THR) | The range of beats you want to be within when exercise. |
Frequency | How often |
Intensity | How hard |
Time | How long in minutes |
Type | What kind of exercise |
F.I.T.T Principle | Recipe for a good exercise workout (program) |
Pulse | Contractions and expansion of your arteries |
Contraction | Close up; make smaller |
Expansions | Open up; make bigger |
Zone | Range of numbers |
Beats per minute (BPM) | How many beats you count in a minute |
Principle | A scientific law |
Overload | An excessive amount or level |
Overload Principle | Tired +1; increase F.I.T.T ingredients to see greater improvement |
Physical activity | Any movement that requires your body to burn energy |
Exercise | Physical activity that is PLANNED, structured and repetitive that improves personal minutes (intention is to improve your fitness) |
Conditioning | High level training to get in shape specific to your performance or skill |
Performance | Activity in which you will be evaluated or given feedback |
Cardio | Heart |
Vascular | Lungs and blood vessels |
Endurance | To work for a long time (how long how far) |
Cardiovascular endurance | Ability of your heart and lungs to work for a long time |
Strength | Ability to move a load or withstand force |
Flexibility | Ability to move your joints to move through their full range of motion |
Sets | Number of times you will a group/reps of exercise |
Reps | The number of exercise in a set |
Meditation | Practice of mentally clearing your mindedness calming your body ; mental exercise |