Energy fitness and training Flashcards
1
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What is energy?
A
The power derived from fuel (ie food) by a range of systems and chemical reactions that take place in the body in order to produce movement.
2
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What is fitness?
A
The bodies abilities to efficiently and effectively participate in physical activity.
3
Q
What is training?
A
Specific tasks and activities an athlete completes to enhance their energy fitness in any sport.
4
Q
Define exercise physiology?
A
The study of energy, fitness and training in sport that studies the body’s response to all types of physical acitvity (including change in metabolism and the structure and function of organs.
