Quiz Chapter 2 Flashcards
Any body movement carried out by large skeletal muscles and requiring energy
Physical activity
Planned, structured, and repetitive movement of the body designed to improve a persons physical fitness
Exercise
A set of physical attributes that allows the body to respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort
Physical fitness
A person must perform enough physical activity to STRESS THE BODY and cause LONG TERM PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGE
How to get fit
For health promotion do something that expends-
150 calories
The regular amount of exercise healthy to get in one day is
40 minutes of brisk walking 5-7 days a week
For weight management (prevention of weight gain) engage in…
60+ minutes of activity a day
To LOSE weight
60-90 minutes of activity a day
What are the HEALTH related components of fitness? (5)
- Cardio respiratory endurance
- Muscular strength
- Muscular endurance
- Flexibility
- Body composition
SKILL related components of physical fitness (6)
- Speed
- Power
- Agility
- Balance
- Coordination
- Reaction time
How can you add more on your body (in exercise) so you can get better?
Progressive overload
Placing increase amount of stress on the body causes adaptions that improve fitness. Progression is critical.
Progressive overload
What is the FITT principle for overload?
Frequency- how often
Intensity- how hard
Time- how long
Type- what mode of activity
Fitness improvements are lost when demands on the body are lowered
Principle of Reversibility
If you still exercising, how much of fitness improvements are lost in TWO MONTHS?
50% in two months