Equipment and measures Flashcards
1
Q
Define Power
A
Amount of work performed per unit time
2
Q
Define Net Efficiency
A
Ratio of work output / energy expenditure above rest
3
Q
Define Direct Calorimetry
A
Measure of metabolic rate via heat production
4
Q
Define Relative VO2
A
Oxygen consumed per kg of body mass
5
Q
Define 1 MET
A
A unit of resting metabolic rate
6
Q
Define Running Economy
A
Oxygen uptake at specific running speed
7
Q
Define Oxygen Consumption (VO2)
A
Amount of O2 used in the body
8
Q
Define Indirect Calorimetry
A
Measure of metabolic rate via VO2
9
Q
Define Work
A
Product of force and the distance through which that force acts
