exercise Flashcards
1.) ISOMETRIC Exercise
Contracting a muscle against an immovable object.
ex. push the wall as hard as you can
done with older individuals
2.) Isotonic
Contraction of muscles and movement of joints
LIFTING
improving muscle strength and muscle endurance
3.) Isokinetic
exerting effort to move muscles and joints against variable resistance
need specialized equipment that adjust the amount of resistance against force applied
4.) Anaerobic
5.) Aerobic
Physical fitness
- ) muscle strength
- ) flexibility
- ) aerobic fitness
Organic Fitness
refers to the inherited characteristic of the body
does not arise from actual engagement in activity
Dynamic Fitness
your ability to gain physical fitness through physical activity
Strength
how strong a muscle as able to contract
to improve strength need higher level of exertion with limited reps
Aerobic Fitness
Increased the amount of oxygen that you use during physical activity
increase the amount of oxygen that you can use and thats pumped to the heart
1953 Morris and colleuges
physically active male train conductors differered in heart disease from their sedentary counterparts
1963 Kahn
found that lower coronary heart disease death rates in more physically active post workers
1970
longshoremen coronary heart disease death rates were higher for works who had low levels of activity compared to those who were high active
Exercise protects against cancer
1.) Endorphin Hypothesis (depression& exercise)
predicts that exercise has a positive effect on depression in that it is the result of an increase release in beta endorphins following endorphins
2.) Monoamine Hypothesis ( (depression& exercise))
appears that exercise leads to an increase in the availability of different neurotransmitters. Serotonin NueroEp Dopamine
3.) Distraction hypothesis (depression& exercise)
Suggests that physical activity serves as a distraction from ones worries and depressive thoughts