Fitness Final Exam Flashcards
What are the 5 fitness components of fitness?
- Muscular strength 2. Muscular endurance 3. Cardiovascular endurance 4. Flexibility 5. Body fat composition
What is muscular strength?
How strong are your muscles? ex. push-ups
What is muscular endurance?
How long can your muscles work? ex. curl-ups
What is cardiovascular endurance?
How long can your cardiovascular system (heart/lungs) do work (increased heart rate)? ex. pacer
What is flexibility?
How far can your muscles stretch? ex. sit and reach
What is body fat composition?
What percentage of your body is fat? ex. didn’t do this
Define calorie
Unit of energy (received from food, needed for body function)
Define basal energy expenditure (BEE)
Number of calories your body burns for total body function. (Not including any movement or activity) Ex. circulation, digestion, brain activity, organ functions, etc.
Define magic number
1 pound = 3500 calories
Define calorie in (eaten)
Deposits, think in terms of a positive (added to the body) Ex. food, drink
Define calorie out (burned)
Withdrawals, think in terms of a negative (leave from the body) Ex. Bee, LPA, Exercise
Define calorie bank
the balance, the difference between the number of calories eaten and the number of calories burned in a day.
What does the F.I.T.T acronym stand for?
-Frequency (how often do you do this exercise?) -Intensity (how hard or difficult?) -Time (how long does your activity last?) -Type (what kind of a workout?)
What does fitness mean?
To be ready and capable to perform the task at hand
Flexibility (FITT principle) frequency?
5-7 days per week