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Chapter 4

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physical activity   any form of movement that causes your body to use energy  
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physical fitness   ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond  
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Sedentary lifestyle   way of life with little physical activity  
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Diabetes   prevents body from converting food to energy  
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Osteoporosis   decrease in bone density making bones fragile  
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Metabolism   body gets energy from food  
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Cardiovascular endurance   ability yo utilize and send fuel and oxygen to tissues during exercise  
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Muscular Strength   amount of force a muscle can exert  
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Muscle endurance   muscles can perform physical tasks during a period of time without becoming tired  
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Flexibility   ability to move a body part to full range of motion  
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Body composition   ration of body fat to lean tissue  
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exercise   physical activity to maintain personal fitness  
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aerobic exercise   uses large muscle groups continuously over a period of time  
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anaerobic exercise   short bursts of activity w/o oxygen  
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overload   working harder than normally worked  
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progression   slowly increasing into overload to achieve higher fitness  
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specificity   particular exercises for particular areas  
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warm-up   activity that prepares muscles for work  
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workout   activity in exercise where it is preformed at highest peak  
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FITT formula   frequency, intensity, time, type  
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cool-down   prepares muscles for relaxing after exercising  
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resting heart rate   beats when not active  
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training program   program of physical preparation for a sport or activity  
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hydration   taking in fluids so body functions properly  
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anabolic steroids   synthenic substances related to testosterone  
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health screening   check for diseases or disorders that you may not realize  
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overexertion   over-working the body  
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heat cramps   muscle spasms that are c aused by a loss of salt and water through perspiration  
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heatstroke   body loses ability to rid itself of excessive heat  
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frostbite   body tissues become frozen  
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hypothermia   body temperature becomes very low  
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skin cancer   can be caused by UV exposure  
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muscle cramp   spasm or tightening of a muscle  
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strain   damaged muscle or tendon  
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sprain   injury to ligament  
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fracture   bone break  
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dislocation   bone is forced out of normal position  
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tendonitis   tendons are stretched or torn from overuse  
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concussion   results from blows to the head and can cause swelling of the brain  
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