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chapter 4
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Any form of movement that causes your body to use energy | physical activity |
the ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands | physical fitness |
a way of life that involves little physical activity | sedentary lifestyle |
a condition characterized by a decrease in bone density, producing porous and fragile bones | osteoporosis |
the process by which your body gets energy from food | metabolism |
the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to utilize and send fuel and oxygen to the body's tissues during long periods of moderate-to-vigorous activity | cardiorespiratory endurance |
the amount of force a muscle can exert | muscular strength |
the ability of the muscles to preform physical tasks over a period of time without becoming fatigued | muscle endurance |
the ability to move a body part through a full range of motion | flexibility |
the ratio of body fat to lean body tissue | body composition |
purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and that improves or maintains personal fitness | exercise |
any activity that uses large muscle groups, is rhythmic in nature, and can be maintained continuously for at least 10 minutes three times a day or for 20 to 30 minutes at one time | aerobic exercise |
intense short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen | anaerobic exercise |
working the body harder than it is normally worked | overload |
is the gradual increase in overload necessary to achieve higher levels of fitness | progression |
particular exercises and activities improve particular areas of health related fitness | specificity |
an activity that prepares the muscles for work | warm-up |
the part of an exercise program when the activity is preformed at its highest peak | workout |
frequency, intensity, time/duration and type of activity | F.I.T.T. |
is an activity that prepares the muscles to return to a resting state | cool-down |
is the number of times your heart beats in one minute when you are not active | resting heart rate |
is a program of formalized physical preparation for involvement in a sport or another physical activity | training program |
is taking in fluids so that the body functions properly | hydration |
synthetic substances that are similar to the male hormone testosterone | anabolic steroids |
search or check for diseases that an individual would otherwise not have knowledge of or seek help for | health screening |
overworking the body | overexertion |
muscles spasms that result from a loss of large amounts of salt and water through percpiration | heat cramps |
a condition in which the body loses the ability to rid itself of excessive heat through perspiration | heat stroke |
a condition that results when body tissues become frozen | frostbite |
condition in which body temp. becomes dangerously low | hypothermia |
a spasm or sudden tightening of a muscle | muscle cramp |
condition resulting from damaging a muscle or tendon | strain |
an injury to the ligament surrounding a joint | sprain |