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| What does FITT stand for? |
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Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type |
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| What percent of adults in the U.S. meet minimum recommendations of the ACSM for the improvement and maintenance of cardiorespiratory fitness? |
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| Benefits of cardiovascular exercise (10) |
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Resting heart rate, heart rate at different work loads and recovery time after exercise
Blood levels of triglycerides and LDLs
Blood pressure
Platelet stickiness (a factor in CVD)
Total body fat
Strain associated with stress
Anxiety and depression
Risk of death from:
Cardiovascular disease, colon cancer and some types of reproductive cancers. |
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| What 8 things does cardiovascular exercise increase? |
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Overall efficiency of the delivery of oxygen to the tissues
V02 max
Heart size
Stroke volume
amount of blood pumped per beat
Total blood volume and number of red blood cells
Blood concentration of high-density lipoproteins (HDL)
Total number and size of mitochondria
Blood flow (capillaries) and gas exchange
Fat-free mass |
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| The ability to carry out everyday tasks with vigor and alertness, without undo fatigue, and with ample energy to enjoy leisure-time pursuits and to meet unforeseen emergencies. |
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| Diseases related to lack of movement |
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| Engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity, above usual activity, at work or home on most days of the week. |
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HRmax x .60 = lower limit of THR zone
HRmax x .85 = upper limit of THR zone |
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When the body is stressed or overloaded repeatedly over a period of time it responds by adapting to the stress.
Regular exercise stresses the body which adapts by becoming stronger and more efficient |
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Overload should not be increased too slowly or too rapidly for maximal results.
Many people fail to progress because they exercise too infrequently or because they don’t exercise vigorously enough. (Also called the Principle of Adaptation) |
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| People try to progress too quickly, the body cannot adapt and injury results. |
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| Placing a specific demand upon the body results in specific adaptation. |
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| Principle of reversibility |
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Also called the “use it or lose it “ principle. Within a few weeks of exercise cessation your body begins to adapt to the lack of exercise.
The only way to keep fit is to exercise. |
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| 5 steps of an exercise program |
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Exercise Mode - As specific as possible
Frequency
Training Intensity
Duration
Exercise progression |
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| cardiac output (Q) x arterial–venous difference (AV02 Diff) |
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| What components affect VO2Max? (4) |
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| genetics, training, gender, body composition |
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