Fitness Flashcards
from flexibility to weight training
Ligaments
connect bone to bone.
Tendons
connect muscle to bone.
How many sketetal muscles in the body?
640
Anaerobic activity
short-lasting, high-intensity activity, where your body’s demand for oxygen exceeds the oxygen supply available
EX: squatting
Concentric and Eccentric movements
when muscles shorten and lengthen during the movement of an exercise
Muscular Strength
amount force you can generate at one time
Muscular Endurance
would be best measured by performing a properly executed exercise for a specific duration of time
EX: performing push ups for one minute
Strength training can help with what? (4 things)
posture, muscles, bone strength, and injury prevention
What’s a good pratice before doing any weight lifting?
learn the correct lifting techniques
FITT principle
Frequency: how often do you exercise
Intensity: how hard do you exercise
Time: how long do you exercise per workout (Duration)
Type: what kind of exercises do you do
Circuit Training
burns more calories and boosts metabolism in a shorter period of time, and produces more work in a shorter period of time.
When setting a fitness goal:
they should be specific, include specific action steps, and include measurable progress
Goals are…
individualistic and are not comparable to another person’s goals.
