CHAPTER 12 Flashcards

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Physical Activity

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any form of movement that causes your body to use energy

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What does physical activity benefit?

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Just about every system in your body, also including mental/emotional and social heealth

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Physical fitness

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the ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands

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What can activity do?

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strengthen your muscles and bones, boost your energy level, or improve your posture

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Excercise

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purposeful physical activity that is planned structured, and repetitive and that improves or maintains physical fitness

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Cardiovascular System

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Regular physical activity strengthens the heart muscle so that it pumps more blood.

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Respiratory System

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As your activity level increases, your lungs begin to work more efficiently, pulling in larger amounts of air and increasing the amount of oxygen delivered to your body.

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Musculoskeletal System

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Physical Activity strengthens muscles and bones, reducing your risk of developing fragile bones as you age.

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What are some mental and emotional benefits of physical exercise?

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Stress relief, mood enhancement, better sleep, improved self esteem

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Sedentary

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involving little physical activity

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What are a couple health problems that may result from being sedentary ?

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obesity, type 2 diabetes, certain types of cancer, asthma, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, psychological problems, premature death

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Cardiorespiratory endurance

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the ability of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels to send fuel and oxygen to your tissues during long periods of moderate to vigorous activity

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Muscular Strength

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the amount of force your muscles can exert

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Muscular endurance

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the ability of your muscles to perform physical tasks over a period of time

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flexibility

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the ability to move your body parts through their full range of motion

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Body composition

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the ratio of fat to lean tissue in your body

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Aerobic exercise

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includes all rhythmic activities that use large muscle groups for and extended period of time

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Anaerobic Excercise

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involves intense short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen

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What is an example of Aerobic exercise

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Jogging, swimming, riding a bike.

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What is an example of Anaerobic Excercise

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Sprinting and lifting weights

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What is important for building cardiorespiratory endurance?

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Aerobic exercise

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What are the three ways to use resistance to strength your muscles?

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Isometric exercises, isotonic exercises, and isokinetic exercises

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Isometric exercises

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Use muscle tension to improve strength with little or no movement of the body part. Ex. pushing against a wall

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isotonic exercises

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Combine movement of the joints with contractions of the muscles. Ex, pushups pullups

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isokinetic exercises
exert resistance against a muscles as it moves through a range of motion att a steady rate of speed
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What is a good way to get motivated to get in shape?
Having a specific goal and finding out what is my why
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What are some factors that may affect your activity choices?
Cost, where you live, your schedule, your fitness level, your overall health, and your personal safety
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Specificity
Choosing the right types of activities to improve a given element of fitness
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Overload
Exercising at a level that's beyond your regular daily activities
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Progression
gradually increasing the demands on your body
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Regularity
working out on a regular basis
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Warm-up
gentle cardiovascular activity that prepares the muscles for work
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Workout
the part of an exercise session when you are exercising at your highest peak
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F.I.T.T
F - Frequency of workouts I - intensity of workouts T - Type of activity T - Time of workouts
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Cool-down
low-level activity that prepares your body to return to a resting state
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Resting heart rate
the number of times your heart beats per minute when you are not active
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What are a couple of ways to protect yourself during exercise?
Pay attention, warm-up, obey all rules, and practice good sportsmanship
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What are some tips for cold-weather activity?
Warm-up and cool down even in cold weather, drink plenty of fluids, and cover your nose and mouth to prevent breathing cold, dry air.
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Frostbite
damage to the skin and tissues caused by extreme cold
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Hypothermia
dangerously low body temperature occurs by exposure to extreme cold, submersion in cold waterer, or wearing wet clothing in cold or windy weather.
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What are some symptoms of Hypothermia?
Drowsiness, weakness, and confusion.
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Overexertion
Overworking the body
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Heat exhaustion
a form of physical stress on the body caused by overheating. Some symptoms include sweating, cold clammy skin and dizziness. To recover rest in a shady place or douse yourself in cold waterer
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Heatstroke
a dangerous condition in which the body loses its ability to cool itself through persipitiaion
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Windburn
irritation of the skin caused by wind exposure
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Sunburn
a burning of the skins outer layers
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SPF
Sun protection factor
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Skin cancer
can result from repeated or prolonged sun exposure
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Eye damage
can be caused by exposure tot ultraviolet rays
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What are the minor injuries?
Blisters, muscle cramps, strains, sprains, and tendonitis
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blisters
fluid filled bumps caused by friction
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muscle cramps
sudden and sometimes painful contractions of the muscles
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strains
result from overstretching and tearing a muscle
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Sprains
injuries to the ligaments around a joint that produce pain, swelling, and stiffness
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What are the major injuries?
Fractures, dislocations, and concussions
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Fractures
broken bones, cause severe pain, swelling, bruising, or bleeding
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Dislocations
occur when a bone pops out of its normal position in a joint
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Concussion
an injury to the brain can result in a severe headache, unconsciousness, or memory loss
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P.R.I.C.E
P: Protection R: Rest I: Ice C: Compression E: Elevation