Lesson 9: Exercise across the Lifespan Flashcards
Infancy
first year of life
Childhood
first birthday to puberty
Secondary sex characteristics begin to develop at ______
puberty
Adolescence
Puberty to growth completion
Hormones that induce puberty
Testosterone (Androgen)
Estrogens
What does exercise look like for a child?
Active play
Sports
Playgrounds
What does exercise look like for an adolescent?
Sports
Athletic participation
Bikes for transportation
In childhood through young adulthood, as age increases, ______ and _____ ____ also increase
Strength; muscle mass
Strength/muscle mass peaks at around ____ years for women
20
Strength/muscle mass peaks at around ____ years for men
20-30
Strength, power, and skill requires _______ because peak performance requires neural maturity
myelination
Boys experience marked changes in myelination/growth at around ___ years
12
Do boys or girls hit growth spurts first?
Girls – tend to have more gradual, linear change
Related to body size, resting and submaximal blood pressure is higher/lower in adults compared to children
lower
Children have higher/lower peripheral resistance during exercise
lower
A child has a higher/lower heart rate
higher
A child has a higher/lower cardiac output than an adult
lower