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| The ability to continue something, such as a personal fitness program, over a period of time. |
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| The form of energy production in the body that requires the presence of oxygen; it is used for activities such as walking or jogging. It is the rhythmic, steady exercise which uses oxygen to oxidize glucose, fats, and proteins to release energy for the working muscles. |
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| Another term for maximal oxygen consumption which provides an indication of aerobic fitness. |
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| The capacity to take in, transport and utilize oxygen while performing a fitness task. |
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| The ability to change direction quickly and control movement of the whole body. |
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| Synthetic modifications of male hormone testosterone used to increase muscle mass and strength. These drugs were developed to maximize the anabolic effects and minimize the androgenic effects of testosterone. |
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| A technical word which literally means without air, where "air" is generally used to mean oxygen, as opposed to aerobic. The oxygen deprived form of energy production. |
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| The cells of the body are not using oxygen during exercise. This form of exercise is found in activities such as weight-lifting or sprinting. |
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| A reflex which is unlearned, unpremeditated, involuntary and in which the pathways are built into the neural anatomy of each individual during development. |
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| The ability to control or stabilize your equilibrium while moving or staying still. |
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| Something that obstructs or separates, often by emphasizing differences. |
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| The rate at which calories are used to sustain life functions during rest. |
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| The force by which blood is pushed against the walls of the arteries. |
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| Body control using such skills as balance, coordination, spatial judgments postural efficiency. |
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| The proportion of body fat to lean tissue in an individual, usually given as a percentage of body weight that is fat; or the ratio of fat (adipose) tissue to total body mass, expressed as a percent. |
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| A ratio of height to weight that correlates with body fat in the general population. The health risk from weight greatly increase with a BMI of 30 and over. |
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| The stimulant ingredients present in coffee, tea, cola and chocolate |
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| The unit for measuring the energy produced by food when oxidized in the body. |
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| The Number of calories expended or burned in daily physical activity. |
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| Relating to both the heart and the respiratory system. |
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| Cardiorespiratory Endurance |
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| The body's ability to take in and use oxygen so that muscles can function; its level is dependent on cardio-respiratory capacity and the ability of the cells in the body to efficiently use oxygen and release carbon dioxide. also know as aerobic fitness. |
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| Of, relating to or involving the heart and blood vessels. The cardiovascular system includes arteries, veins, arterioles, venules, and capillaries. |
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| Focus of gravitational forces; the point through which the sum of gravitational forces on a body can be considered to act. |
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| The heart and the system of blood vessels in the body, including arteries, capillaries, and veins. |
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| Engaging in regular physical activity or exercise that results in an improved stat of physical fitness. |
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| The ability to use your eyes and ears to determine and direct the smooth fluid movement of your body. |
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| Excess fluid loss from the body; symptoms include weakness and fatigue. |
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| the pressure in your blood vessels between heartbeats (when your heart is resting). Represented by the bottom number (such as 120/80), in a blood pressure reading. |
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| The skillful performance of tasks, which permits, desired results to be obtained with the least strain and a minimal expenditure of energy. |
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| This concept defines how the body moves. It consists of three components: time (faster or slower) force (harder or softer) and flow (bound or free) |
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| The balance between calories consumed in the diet and the amount of calories burned in daily physical activity. |
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| the number of calories you burn each minute. |
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| Physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and results in the improvement or maintenance of personal fitness. |
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| The aspect of kinesiology and sports medicine that involves the study of how the body adjust and adapts to exercise. |
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| Capability of the body of distributing inhaled oxygen to muscle tissue during increased physical effort. |
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| A plan developed after a self-assessment of the health related components of fitness. the plan should include the principles of overload, progression, specificity, regularity and individuality. |
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| The elasticity of muscles and connective tissues, which determines the range of motion of the joints. |
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| That which alters or tends to alter a body's state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line. The pushing or pulling effect that one body produces on another body. |
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| In a personal fitness plan, how often you exercise. |
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| The force that resists relative motion between tow objects in contact with one another. |
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| Aim: something that somebody wants to achieve. A predetermined plan of action. |
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| Heartbeats during a specified time: the number of heartbeats occurring within a specified length of time. |
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| (HDL)A type of lipoprotein that carries cholesterol form the bloodstream to the liver, where it can be excreted from the body. HDL many protect individuals against coronary disease. |
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| the condition in which the internal environment of the body is kept relatively stable despite changes in the body's external environment. |
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| The growth and increase of the size of muscle cells. The most common type of muscular hypertrophy occurs as a result of physical exercise, such as weight lifting. |
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| Physically inactive or sedentary. |
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| The training principle that takes into account that each person begins at a different level of fitness, each person has personal goals and objectives for physical activity and fitness, and each person has different genetic potential for change. |
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| The tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion. |
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| In a personal fitness prescription, how hard you work. |
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| A form of exercise which involves controlled contraction and extension of muscles and mobilization of the joints around those muscles. For exercise to be isotonic, the tension involved must remain constant throughout the exercise, rather than fluctuation. |
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| A by product of anaerobic respiration that can cause discomfort by increasing the acidity in the body. |
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| (LDL) A type o flipoprotein that carries cholesterol from the digestive tract to other boy tissues: implicated in the accumulation of plaque within arteries. |
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| Movement or the power to move from one place to another. |
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| A skillful movement done to or with objects such as throwing a bean bag, striking a soccer ball, catching a Frisbee or juggling. |
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| The highest number of times the heart can beat per minute. Generally calculated by subtracting a person age from 220 |
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| The number of calories that is burned or expended as heat. The rate at which the body burns energy, translated into caloric expenditure. |
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| Activities that involve motion representing reasonably complex movement patterns that have been learned. |
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| The Ability to contract your muscles repeatedly without excessive fatigue. |
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| The maximal force that you can exert when you contract your muscles |
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| Skillful movements done with the body like turning, twisting, or rolling. |
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| A substance in foods that the body needs for proper growth, development, and functioning. There are six nutrients: Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water. |
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| The science concerned with the rlation of organic nutrients, which come from food, to the physical well being of the organism |
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| Increasing the work done by muscles to above normal levels, but below the loads that would cause injury or distress, to improve fitness. |
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| When the oxygen demands of the muscles cannot be met during physical activity. A result of anaerobic activity. |
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| The act of a person who continues steadily with something despite problems or obstacles. |
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| The result of a way of life that includes living and active lifestyle, maintaining good or better levels of physical fitness, consuming a healthy diet, and practicing good health behaviors throughout life. |
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| A level of individual physical ability that allows a person to perform daily physical tasks effectively with enough energy reserves for recreational activities or unexpected physical challenges. |
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| Study of the function body systems such as the respiratory system and organs such as the heart and muscles. |
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| The ability to move your body parts swiftly while at the same time applying the maximum force on you muscles. |
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| A rate at which you change the frequency, intensity, and time your personal fitness plan. |
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| Varying degrees of motion around a jiont. |
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| The ability to react or respond quickly to what you hear, see or feel. |
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| The time that the body adapts to the stress of exercise. Recovery also allows the body to replenish energy stores and repair damaged tissues. |
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| Principle that states physical activity must be performed on a regular basis to be effective and that long periods of inactivity can lead to loss of the benefits achieved during the training period. |
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| The process of replacing fluids that have been lost or excreted from the body. |
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| The completed execution of an exercise on time. |
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| Opposition of some force to another. |
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| Relating to breathing (system in the body that takes in and distributes oxygen). |
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| The time you take between sets that affords your body the opportunity to recover and adapt to the stimulus of exercise. |
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| A specific number of repetitions. |
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| The training principle that states, improvement in personal fitness will occur in the particular muscles that are overloaded during physical activity or exercise. Also addressed by working on a certain component of fitness, such as flexibility exercises directly improve flexibility. |
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| The ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly. |
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| Someone who assists in the execution of an exercise to protect the athlete. |
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| The amount of pressure that blood exerts on vessel while the heart is beating. In a blood pressure reading (such as 120/80), it is the number on top. |
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| A Figure used to determine the number of heartbeats per minutes required to positively affect the cardiorespiratory system during exercise. |
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| The range of above-normal activity that optimizes an increase in fitness usually between 60-80 percent of maximum heart rate. |
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| In a personal fitness plan, the length of time you work. |
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| A variety of low intensity activities designed to prepare your body for more vigorous activities. |
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| The attainment an maintenacne of a moderate to high level of physical, metal, emotional, spiritual, and social health. |
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