Vocab

Question 1

Physical Activity

Answer 1

Any form of movement that causes your body to use energy

Question 2

Physical Fitness

Answer 2

The ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands

Question 3

Sedentary Lifestyle

Answer 3

A way of life that involves little physical activity

Question 4

Osteoporosis

Answer 4

A condition characterized by a decrease in bone density, producing porous and fragile bones.

Question 5

Metabolism

Answer 5

The process by which your body gets energy by food.

Question 6

Cardiorespiratory endurance

Answer 6

The ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to utilize and send fuel and oxygen to the body’s tissues during long periods of moderate-to-vigorous activity

Question 7

Muscular strength

Answer 7

The amount of force a muscle can exert

Question 8

Muscle endurance

Answer 8

The ability of the muscles to preform physical tasks over a period of time without becoming fatigued

Question 9

Flexability

Answer 9

The ability to move a body part through a full range of motion

Question 10

Body composition

Answer 10

The ratio of body fat to lean body tissue, including, muscle, bone, water, and connective tissue such as ligaments, cartilage, and tendons.

Question 11

Exercise

Answer 11

Purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and that improves or maintains personal fitness

Question 12

Aerobic exercise

Answer 12

Any activity that uses large muscle groups, is rhythmic in nature, and can be maintained continuously for at least 10 minutes three times a day or for 20 to 30 minutes at one time

Question 13

Anaerobic exercise

Answer 13

Intense short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen