Fitness Test Flashcards
physical fitness
having enough energy to meet the demands of daily living and enough left over for the unexpected
What are the components of physical fitness?
- flexibility
- muscular strength
- muscular endurance
- cardiovascular endurance
- neuro muscular (hand-eye) coordination
- body composition
another word for hand-eye coordination
neuro muscular
progressive overload principle
GRADUALLY increasing the work load placed on your body in order to gain a training effect
training effect
any improvement (physical changes) in your fitness level
aerobic exercise
an energy making process in the body that uses oxygen
- creates ATP
- waste is CO2
- LSD (long slow distance)
Anaerobic exercise
an energy making process in the body that does not use oxygen
-creates ATP
-wastes lactic acid
oxygen debt causes an anaerobic process to begin
textbook method
220-age= Max. HR
Max. HR * 0.60, Max. HR * 0.85= target HR range
Mark Allen method
180-age= target HR
-5 if you currently do not exercise or are prone to catching colds
+5 if you have been exercising regularly w/out injury for 2 years
basic method
if you can carry on a conversation while exercising w/out gasping for air, you are exercising aerobically
swimmer’s workout
easy= 20% above RHR
build up= 40% above RHR
med/hard= 60% above RHR
all out= 100% above RHR
chest
pectorals; pushing
back
latissimus doris; pulling
upper back
trapezius; shrug
low back
erectors; stand up from a bent over position
shoulder
deltoid; abduct upper arm
forearm
brachialis radialis; wrist movement
neck
sternocliedomastoid; turns head
abdominals
abdominus rectus;to sit up
rear end
glutal group (maximus, medius, minimus); running, squats