Test #2 Flashcards
Compounds that help protect he body’s cells from the damaging effects of the normal oxygenation process. Vitamins A, C, E, and beta-carotene and selenium are antioxidants.
Antioxidants
A type of fat found in many processed foods. During the manufacturing process of hydrogenation, some fatty acid molecules become rearranged into transfats. Food typically high in transfats include margarine, crackers, cookies, doughnuts, French fries, chips, and candy.
Trans Fatty Acids
Is used to adjust exercise intensity. You should be able to talk with a friend while exercising. If you are too breathless to talk, you are exercising too hard.
Talk Test
A method of measuring exercise intensity developed by Gunnar Borg. Using this method, exercisers are able to sense (or perceive) their exercise intensity levels accurately
RPE
A condition of excessive overloading of fitness activities, resulting in nagging injuries. It often means doing too much, too soon- before the body is ready. The body muscles must be given time to adapt gradually to new demands with gradual overloading
Overuse
Considered the bad form of cholesterol because it more easily attaches to the blood vessel wall, thereby increasing the atherosclerotic process
LDL
The body fat required for normal functioning. This fat is stored in major body organs and tissues such as the heart, muscles, intestines, the nervous system,and breasts.
Essential Fats
The number of years a person is expected to live in good health.
Healthy Life Expectancy
A process in which new blood vessels develop to nourish the areas of the heart muscle that are starved oxygen and other nutrients
Collateral Circulation
Thickening and hardening of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis
Chemicals, such as calcium, potassium, and sodium, dissolved in blood or cellular fluids that act as a vital messenger for many bodily processes. Electrolytes are essential for example, in maintaining heart rhythm and kidney function; dehydration and certain drugs can disrupt electrolyte balance.
Electrolytes
Lifestyle diseases resulting from inadequate physical fitness. Examples are heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, stroke, back pain, and cancer
Hypokinetic Disease
SInglet oxygen molecules that can produce tissue and cellular damage.
Free Radicals
A polyunsaturated fat that is prevalent in fish
Omega 3
“Plant chemicals” that we consume when we eat vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, garlic, soy, and green tea. Regular consumption of these natural pigments and enzymes helps protect us against cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers.
Phytochemicals
