| Term | Definition |
|---|
| agility | the ability to change and control the direction and position of your body while maintaining a constant rapid motion |
| balance | the ability to control or stabilize your body while moving or staying still |
| coordination | the ability to use your eyes and ears to determine and direct the smoot movement of your body |
| speed | the ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly |
| power | the ability to move your body parts swiftly while a tthe same time applying the maximum force of your muscles |
| flexibility | the range of motion that your joints have during movement |
| muscle endurance | the ability to contract your muscles several times without excessive fatigue |
| body composition | the ratio of water, bone, muscle, and fat in the body |
| elasticity | the rubberband like flexibility of the muscles, tendons, and other connective tissues |
| plyometrics | exercises that increase your ability to develop force more quickly in explosive movements (bounding/jumping) |
| muscle imbalance | imbalance that occurs when one muscle group that controls a joint that is too strong in relation to a complementary set of muscles |
| ROM | varying degrees of motion allowed around a joint |
| low back pain | injury to the muscles, ligaments, tendons, or joints of the lower back |
| reflex-assisted stretching | exercises that challenge the reflexes to adapt so that they allow the joints to move at faster speeds and with more explosive power |
| specificity | keeping a record of consumption, analyze diet for unnecessary items |
| frequency | eat at regular intervals! |
| mode | the type of activity or exercise you do in a personal fitness prescription |
| plateau effect | the leveling off of physical fitness improvement in a personal fitness program |
| interval training | alternating high-intensity physical activities or exercises with lower-intensity recovery bouts for several minutes |
| target heart rate | the recommended intensity for aerobic conditioning; estimated to be between 60&90% of one's predicted maximum heart rate |
| progression principle | the rate at which you change the FIT of your personal fitness prescription |
| hypertrophy | muscle enlargement due to the thickiening of each existing muscle fiber |
| atrophy | a loss of muscle size and strength because of lack of use |
| essential fat | the minimum amount of body fat necessary for good health |
| progressive resistance | the continued, systematic increase of muscle stress through the use of weights or other forms of resistance |
| metabolic rate | the number of calories that is burned or expended as heat |
| excessive leaness | a perecent of body fat that is too low for good health |
| genetic potential | hereditary physical characteristics and capabilities |
| tendon | binds muscle and bones together |
| ligament | binds bones together |
| longevity | the actual length of a person's life |
| somatotype | the type of body you have in terms of body composition related to heredity |
| frequency | beginning letter of FIT - how much time |
| intensity | middle letter of FIT - what you put into workout |
| time/duration | last letter of FIT - spent on activity |
| FIT | overload principle |
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