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1
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Overload

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Fitness can only be improved through training more than normal

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Agility

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Ability to change position of body quickly and control movement of whole body

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Anaerobic

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Without oxygen

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Anorexic

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Eating disorder due to loss of appetite

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Balance

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Ability to retain body’s centre of mass over the base of support

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Blood pressure

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Force exerted by circulating blood on walls of blood vessels

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Fitness

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Ability to meet demands of environment

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Isotonic contractions

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Muscle contractions - results in limb movement

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Cardiovascular fitness

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Ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time

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Coordination

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Ability to use 2 or more body parts together

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Diuretics

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Drugs that elevate rate of bodily urine excretion

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Ectomorph

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Somatotype - narrow shoulders and narrow hips

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Endomorph

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Somatotype - wide hips and narrow shoulders

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Muscular endurance

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Ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired

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FITT

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Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type

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Exercise

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Form of physical activity done to maintain or improve health and/or physical fitness (not competitive sport)

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Flexibility

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Range of movement possible at a joint

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Health

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Complete state of physical mental and social well-being and not just being free from infirmity and disease.

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Healthy, active lifestyle

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Lifestyle that contributes positively to physical, mental and social well being - includes regular exercise and physical activity

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Heart rate

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Number of times heart beats per minute

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Individual needs

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Matching training to requirements of individual

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Joint

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Place where two or more bones meet

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Mesomorph

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Somatotype - wide shoulders and narrow hips

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Stimulants

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Drugs that have effect on central nervous system e.g. increased mental or physical alertness

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Isometric contractions

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Muscle contraction - increased tension but length does not alter e.g. plank

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Methods of training

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Continuous, circuit, cross, weight, interval and fartlek

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Muscular strength

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Amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

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Narcotics

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Drugs that an be used to reduce feeling of pain

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Obese

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People who are very overfat

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Anabolic steroids

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Drugs that mimic male sex hormone testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth

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Somatotypes

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Classification of body type

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Overfat

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More body fat than you should have

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Overweight

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Having weight in excess of normal

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PARQ

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Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

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Peptide hormones

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Drugs that cause production of other hormones

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Performance

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How well a task is completed

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Body composition

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Percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone

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PESSCL

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PE and School Sport Club links

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Physical activity

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Any form of exercise or movement

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Power

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Ability to do strength performances quickly

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Progressive overload

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Gradually increase amount of overload so fitness improves but without potential for injury

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Competence

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Relationship between - skill, selection + application of skills, tactics, strategies + compositional ideas and readiness of body + mind to cope with activity

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Reaction time

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Tme between presentation of stimulus and onset of movement

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Recovery

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Time required for repair of damage to body

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Rest

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Period of time allotted to recovery

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Underweight

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Weighing less than normal, healthy or required

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RICE

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Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

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Self-esteem

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Respect for oneself

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Specificity

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Matching training to requirements of an activity

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Speed

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Differential rate at which an individual is able to perform a movement or cover a distance in a period of time

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Stroke volume

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Volume of blood pumped out of heart by each ventricle during one contraction

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Target zone

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Range which an individual needs to work for aerobic training to occur (60%-80% maximum heart rate)

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Training

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Well-planned programme which uses scientific principles to improve performance, skill, game ability and physical fitness

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Training thresholds

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Boundaries of target zone

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SMART

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Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound

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Oxygen debt

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Amount of oxygen consumed during recovery

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Aerobic

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With oxygen

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Reversibility

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Any adaptation that takes place as a consequence of training will be reversed when you stop training

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Erythropoietin (EPO)

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Type of peptide hormone that increases red blood cells

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Beta blockers

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Drugs that are used to control heart rate and have a calming and relaxing effect

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PEP

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Personal Exercise Programme

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Cardiac output

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Amount of blood ejected from heart in 1 minute

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Balanced diet

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Diet which contains an optimal ratio of nutrients

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