Fitness Flashcards
Strength
Amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance
Flexebility
Range of motion of your joints
Cardiovascular endurance
Ability to excercise whole body for long periods of time
Muscular endurance
Ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired
Body composition
Oercentage of body that is muscle fat or bone
Agility
Ability to control the movement of the whole body and change position quickly
Speed
Rate of which an individual can cove
Reaction time
Time between the presentation of stimulus and the onset of a movement
Weight
Involves lifting weights to increase the strength of muscles using repitition
Continuous
Aerobic excercises at a moderate to high level with no rest
Plyometric
Excercises where muscle use maximum force in short intervals of time
Fartlek
A method of training for runners where they are tested at different terrain
Interval
Involves alternating stages of high and low intensity
Circuit
Is a series of excercises completex for a certain amount of time, one after the other
Reversibility
Losing all the fitness and gains you made
