Chapter 12 Flashcards
Aerobic
long duration exercise using large muscles, does NOT require more oxygen than can be taken (jogging, biking, roping jumping)
Anaerobic
Short duration exercise in high intensity, requires more oxygen than can be taken. (sprinting, weight lifting)
Benefits of Aerobic exercise (15)
- improves function: lungs, circulatory
- lungs w/ greater elasticity to breathe air
- delays degenerative changes aging
- increase RBC production in bone marrow
- maintain normal blood pressure reduce hypertensives
- short recovery from strenuous activity
- strengthen hear muscles
- burn calories
- lower resting pulse rate
- tone muscles to improve strength
- increase endurance
- accelerate speed of food absorption
- improve posture
- reduce LDLs and serum cholesterol
- Increase HDLs
physical fitness
ability to do one’s work and have energy remaining for recreational activities
Components of Physical Fitness
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- cardiorespiratory endurance
- flexibility
- body composition
- agility
muscular strength
the absolute maximum force a muscule can generate (the most that can be lifted in one life)
muscular endurance
the ability to do continuous muscular work (the amount of work that can be done over time)
Cardiorespiratory endurance
the ability of the circulatory system to supply oxygen to the muscles and remove waste products of muscular contraction
flexibility
the ability to move the joints of the body through their fullest range of motion.
body composition
the proportion of lean body mass (bones and muscles) to the percentage of body fat
agility
the ability to move with quickness, speed, and balance
psychological benefits of exercise:
- increased self-esteem
- more positively perceived by others due to physical appearance
- feeling more alert and able
- being better worker
- decreased feelings of depression and anxiety
- better able to manage stress
etc
endorphins
brain neurotransmitters that decrease pain and produce feelings of well being. ( naloxone blocks the effects of opiates)
dopamine
antidepressant and activates sexual feelings
two chemicals the body secretes during exercise
endorphins and dopamine