Physical Activity, Exercise, and Physical Fitness

Question 1

bodily movement produced by muscle contraction that increases with energy expenditure above a resting level

Answer 1

physical activity

Question 2

physical activity that is planned and structured with the primary purpose of improving or maintaining one or more aspects of our physical capacity

Answer 2

exercise

Question 3

physiological or perceptual effort given during a physical activity

Answer 3

intenstiy

Question 4

ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue

Answer 4

physical fitness

Question 5

efficiency of heart, lungs, blood vessels

Answer 5

endurance

Question 6

ability of a skeletal muscle to exert max force

Answer 6

muscular strength

Question 7

ability of skeletal muscles to contract repeatedly or sustain a sub maximal contraction

Answer 7

muscular endurance

Question 8

range of motion around a joint

Answer 8

flexibility

Question 9

ability to change directions quickly and accurately

Answer 9

agility

Question 10

ability to perform a movement quickly

Answer 10

speed

Question 11

ability to maintain or hold a position while stationary or moving

Answer 11

balance

Question 12

ability to generate force quickly

Answer 12

power

Question 13

ability to use the sense together with body parts to perform motor tasks fluidly and accurately

Answer 13

coordination

Question 14

ability to respond quickly to stimuli

Answer 14

reaction time

Question 15

training from rest to exercise - adjusting to the demands that are coming

Answer 15

warm up

Question 16

main part of workout - goal is to improve endurance, strength, or play/train for sports

Answer 16

exercise bout

Question 17

transition from exercise to rest

Answer 17

cool down

Question 18

demanding more than the body is used to

Answer 18

overload

Question 19

making sure activities of exercise are appropriate for the individual’s goals

Answer 19

specificity

Question 20

when we stop training, fitness decreases

Answer 20

reversibility

Question 21

(stretching) bouncy, jerky movements

Answer 21

ballistic

Question 22

(stretching) slow, gradual movements

Answer 22

static

Question 23

(stretching) stretching to range of motion, contracting, resist, relax, use partner to help stretch

Answer 23

contract-relax

Question 24

performance of exercise one at a time

Answer 24

rep

Question 25

max amount of resistance that can be lifted a specific number of times

Answer 25

rep max

Question 26

series of continuous reps followed by rest

Answer 26

set

Question 27

brief max out before rest

Answer 27

momentary fatigue

Question 28

muscle contraction without movement

Answer 28

isometric contraction

Question 29

muscle tension while shortening

Answer 29

concentric contraction

Question 30

muscle tension while lengthening

Answer 30

eccentric contraction