Resistance Fitness Flashcards
_______ is any exercise that causes the muscles to contract against an external resistance with the expectation of increases in strength, tone, mass, and/or endurance.
Resistance Training Exercise
An exercise in which a person lies facing the floor and, keeping their back straight, raises their body by pressing down on their hands.
PUSH-UPS
______ are beneficial for building upper body strength. They work the triceps, pectoral muscles, and shoulders. When done with proper form, they can also strengthen the lower back and core by engaging (pulling in) the abdominal muscles. ______ are a fast and effective exercise for building strength.
BENEFITS OF PUSH-UPS
____ are a classic abdominal exercises done by lying on your back and lifting your torso. they use your body weight to strengthen and tone the core-stabilizing abdominal muscles.
sit-ups
one of the most effective exercises to tone the glutes and the hamstrings. This lower body workout isolates and strengthen the glutes, hamstrings, the core stability muscles, the hip muscles, the lower back muscles and strengthens the stabilization of the spinal cord.
glute bridge
_____ a great place to start to understand the proper form of a lunge. During this exercise, your feet don’t move; they stay in the same spot until you switch legs entirely.
static lunge
______ is a calisthenics exercise that primarily targets the glutes and to a lesser degree also targets the groin, hamstrings, hip flexors and lower back.
side-lying clam
_____ target the glutes in a way many other compound exercises can’t. This move can be completed without equipment and can be modified for all fitness levels.
donkey kick
The ______ scientific name is aquadruped bent-knee hip extension. But it gets its nickname from the literal movement, which looks like the animal’s notorious kick.
donkey kick
This exercise is especially beneficial for anyone who has a desk job. “It helps stretch the hip in the opposite direction that we hold it when we sit,” Ray says, plus the movement counteracts those sedentary hours in a chair. “Both of these things will help to improve posture and prevent hip and spine injuries.”
donkey kick
_______ activateyour core, glutes, and hamstrings. They put less stress on your joints and give you a bit more stability in your front leg. This is ideal for people who have knee concerns, difficulty balancing, or less hip mobility.
Reverse Lunge
This exercise is a hip abduction exercise that works mainly the glute medius and upper glutes.
Side Lying Hip Raise
Bye-bye knee pain.Patellofemoral syndrome (akarunner’s knee) has beenlinked tohip muscle weakness.
Benefits of Side Lying Hip Raise
_____ differ from traditional squats in the positioning of the feet.
Sumo Squats
