Midterm Flashcards
Fitness
The body’s response to physical effort
Carrying out daily tasks with vigor
Wellness
An active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence
Health
The human condition with physical, social and psychological dimensions each characterized on a continuum with positive and negative polls
Physical activity
Any bodily movement produced by the contraction of a skeletal muscle that increases energy expenditure above a basal level
Motivation
The underlying drive behind making changes
Locus of control
The figurative place where a person locates the source of responsibility for the events in his or her life
Stress
The physical and emotional tension that comes from situations the body perceives as threatening
Procrastination
Pushing a task to a later point in time
Rationalization
Making excuses for not carrying out a task
Blaming
Placing the responsibility of an unmet goal on someone else
Frequency
How often; the number of times an exercise or group of exercises is performed within a certain time frame
Intensity
How hard; The amount of energy exerted while performing an exercise
Time
How long; the duration of an exercise or group of exercises
Type
The classification of exercise
Cardiorespiratory endurance activity
Exercise that contracts large muscle groups and increases breathing and heart rate
Aerobic exercise
Exercise that depends on oxygen for energy production
Pulmonary circulation
Circulation between the lungs and the heart
Systemic circulation
Circulation between the heart and the rest of the body
Endorphins
Proteins produced in your brain that serve as your body’s natural painkiller. Endorphins also reduce stress, depression, and anxiety
Type 2 diabetes
A disease that involves the inability to produce an adequate amount of insulin
Obesity
Excessive amounts of body fat characterized by a body mass index of 30 or greater
VO2max
How efficiently the cardiorespiratory System uses oxygen
Field tests
Give fairly good estimates of VO2max
Target heart range
A range of heart rates used to maintain optimal effects during aerobic exercise
