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fitness

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physical fitness   is a general state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities.  
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body composition   is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone, water and muscle in human bodies.  
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flexibility   the quality of bending easily without breaking.  
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muscular strength   the maximum amount of force that a muscle can exert against some form of resistance in a single effort.  
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muscular endurance   the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to repeatedly exert force against resistance.  
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cardiorespiratory endurance   also known as aerobic fitness; it involves performing exercise at a moderate level of intensity for an extended period.  
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sedentary lifestyle   a type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.  
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metabolism   the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.  
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aerobic exercise   sometimes known as "cardio"- exercise that requires pumping of oxygenated blood by the heart to deliver oxygen to working muscles.  
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anaerobic exercise   include weight lifting, sprinting, and jumping; any exercise that consists of short exertion, high-intensity movement, is an anaerobic exercise.  
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calories   the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C  
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isokinetic exercise   type of strength training in which specialized machines, or dynamometers, maintain a constant speed of movement.  
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isotonic exercise   one method of muscular exercise. In contrast, isometric exercise is when muscular contractions occur without movement of the involved parts of the body.  
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isometric exercise   a type of strength training in which the joint angle and muscle length do not change during contraction (compared to concentric or eccentric contractions, called dynamic/isotonic movements).  
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basal metabolism   the amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state  
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