Physical Activity Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. E.g. walking, getting out of bed

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Physical Activity

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Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. E.g. walking, getting out of bed

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Exercise

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Activities that are planned and structured, and that are aimed at maintaining or improving components of physical fitness.

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Fitness

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The ability to meet the demands of a physical task.

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Health related fitness

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The capacity of an athlete to meet the varied physical demands of their sport without reducing the athlete to a fatigued state.

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Skill related fitness

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The ability of an athlete to perform successfully in their sport.

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Body Composition

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The distribution and percentage of muscle, fat and bone in the body.

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Muscular Endurance

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The ability to keep using your muscles to exert a force for an extended period of time without fatigue.

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Cardiovascular Endurance

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The ability for the heart and lungs to efficiently pump oxygen to all parts of the body for prolonged periods of time.

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Flexibility

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The range of motion around a joint and resistance of a joint to motion - inclusive of ligaments, tendons and muscles.

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Muscular Strength

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The amount of force a muscle or group of muscles can exert in one maximal effort against resistance, whether it be pushing or pulling.

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Agility

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The ability to move the whole body quickly and change direction (turn, dodge, weave) whilst maintaining balance and control.

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Balance

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The ability to control the center of gravity in static (stationary) and dynamic (moving) positions.

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Power

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The ability to exert maximum muscular contraction instantly in an explosive burst of movements.

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Coordination

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The ability to control at least two body parts to perform a specific task that is smooth and well-timed.

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Reaction Time

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The interval time between the presentation of a stimulus and the initiation of the muscular response to that stimulus.

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Speed

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The ability to perform movement or cover a distance quickly at high intensity.

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Aerobic

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Light to vigorous intensity physical activity that requires more oxygen than sedentary behavior and as a result promotes cardiovascular fitness.

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Anaerobic

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Intense physical activity that is short in duration and requires the breakdown of energy sources in the absence of sufficient oxygen.

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Circuit training

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Training that involves a variety of stations

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Continues training

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Training that maintains the hart rate at a desired rate for a long period of time.

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Interval training

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Exercising with periods of rest planned into the session

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Fartlek training

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A training method that uses periods of high, medium, low intensity and a break.

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Resistance training

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A method of training using weights

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Plyometric training

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Training that involves exercises with short bursts of high intensity

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Flexibility training

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Exercises that will improve a persons range of motion around a joint.