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