Option B Flashcards
Define flexibility
Suppleness, the ability to carry out a range of movement w/o stiffness/pain.
Define strength.
Idk
Define agility.
Ability to change directions efficiently.
Define speed.
How much distance is covered in a certain time.
Define stamina.
Endurance– ability to sustain an effort over a longer time.
Define fitness.
The physical condition of the body which suits it to the particular exercise which it performs: (2 types)
- health-related
- performance-related
Define VO2.
Oxygen uptake @ any time.
Define VO2 max.
HIGHEST POSSIBLE oxygen uptake for someone.
Blood doping V. EPO
- Blood doping: blood that’s injected for extra erythrocytes.
- EPO: erythropoietin, hormone made in kidney and stimulates bone marrow to make more erythrocytes.
Define stroke volume.
Volume of blood pumped OUT with each CONTRACTION of the heart.
Define cardiac output.
Volume of blood pumped OUT of the heart PER MINUTE.
Define venous return.
Volume of blood RETURNING to the heart (via veins) PER MINUTE.
Define heart rate.
of CONTRACTIONS of heart PER MINUTE.
Define tidal volume.
Volume of air taken in/out with each inhalation/exhalation.
Define ventilation rate.
of inhales/exhales PER MINUTE.
