Activity And Exercise Flashcards
refers to an individual’s routine of exercise, activity, leisure, and recreation. It includes (a) activities of daily living (ADLs) that require energy expenditure such as hygiene, dressing, cooking, shopping, eating, working, and home maintenance, and (b) the type, quality, and quantity of exercise, including sports.
Activity exercise patterns
the lungs expand more easily, intestinal activity, involuntary contraction and relaxation of muscles
Peristalsis
the muscles permanently shorten, and the joint becomes fixed in a flexed position
Contracture
is the term used to describe awareness of posture, movement, and changes in equilibrium and the knowledge of position, weight, and resistance of objects in relation to the body.
Proprioception