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Physical Activity
Health - Garland
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physical Activity | any form of movement that causes your body to use energy |
| Physical Fitness | the ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | a way of life that involves very little physical activity |
| Metabolism | the process by which your body gets energy from food |
| Cardiorespiratory Endurance | the ability of your heart, blood vessels, and lungs to deliver oxygen to working muscles |
| Muscular Strength | the amount of force a muscle can exert |
| Muscular endurance | the ability of the muscles to perform physical tasks over a period of time without becoming fatigued |
| Flexibility | the ability to move a body part through a full range of motion |
| Body Composition | the ratio of body fat to lean body tissue |
| Aerobic Exercise | uses large muscle groups, is rhythmic in nature, and can be maintained continuously for at least 10 minutes |
| Anaerobic Exercise | involves short burst of activity in which muscles work so hard they produce energy without using oxygen |
| Isometric Exercise | an activity that uses muscle tension to improve muscular strength with little or no movement of the body part |
| Isotonic Exercise | an activity that combines muscle contraction and repeated movement |
| Isokinetic Exercise | an activity in which a resistance is moved through an entire range of motion at a controlled rate of speed |
| Overload | working the body harder than it’s used to being worked |
| Progression | the gradual increase in overload necessary to achieve higher levels of fitness |
| Specificity | particular exercises and activities improve specific areas of health-related fitness |
| FITT Formula | Frequency Intensity Time Type |
| Frequency | how often per week you work out |
| Intensity | how many sets, reps, and weight you are using |
| Time | 60 minutes is recommended |
| Type | aerobic/anaerobic or others |
| Overexertion | overworking the body; can be dangerous in hot water-injury |
| Heat cramps | muscle spasms that result from a loss of large amounts of salt and water through perspiration-injury |
| Heatstroke | a condition in which the body loses the ability to rid itself of excess heat through perspiration Warning signs: no more sweat; cold, clammy skin-injury |
| Muscle cramps | a spasm or sudden tightening of a muscle-minor injury |
| Strain | a condition resulting from damaging a muscle or tendon; minor injury |
| Sprain | an injury to the ligament surrounding a joint; minor injury |
| RICE | Treatment of minor injuries Rest Ice Compress Elevate |
| Torn ligament | knee ligaments, like ACL, MCL, or meniscus; major injury |
| Fractures and dislocations | any break in a bone or a cone coming out of its joint; major injury |
| Tendonitis | a condition in which the tendons are stretched or torn from overuse; major injury |
| Concussion | blows to the head that cause swelling of the brain; can lead to neurological problems |
| Tendons | bands of fiber that connect muscles to bones |
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