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Exercise Science
Exam 1
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Science
Undergraduate 1
11/28/2007

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Body Composition
Definition
the percentage of the total body weight that is fat mass and lean body mass
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compression of morbidity
Definition
reducing the number of dysfunctional years that come at the end of a life span and are usually due to chronic disease
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cardiovascular endurance
Definition
the ability to sustain medium to high intensity cardiovascular exercise for long periods of time; also called cardiovascular fitness
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diseases of choice
Definition
chronic diseases that in part are caused by the lifestyle choices a person makes
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exercise
Definition
a type of physical activity that improves or maintains the various components of physical fitness
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flexibility
Definition
the ability to move the body freely through a normal range of motion
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health
Definition
health is optimal well being that contributes to quality of life, it is more than just freedom from disease and illness
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muscle endurance
Definition
the ability to contract a muscle over and over without becoming fatigued
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muscle strength
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the ability of a muscle group of muscles to produce a maximal force during a single contraction
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motor skills
Definition
the ability to move with skill during sports or recreational activities
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overload
Definition
to exercise more or harder than normal
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physical activity
Definition
any activity that causes the muscles to contract and use energy
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physical fitness
Definition
six components that relate to a person's ability to be physically active, perform exercise, or participate in sports
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6 components of physical fitness
Definition
1. cardiovascular endurance
2. muscle strength
3. muscle endurance
4. flexibility
5. body composition
6. motor skills
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wellness
Definition
a type of total fitness for the whole person including social, physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional well-being
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wellness as a concept
Definition
based on behaviors that contribute to increase quality of life and reduction of risk for premature diseases
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3 types of exercise
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1. cardiovascular
2. weight training
3. streching
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cardiovascular exercise
Definition
best for improving cardiovascular fitness and losing extra body fat
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weight training
Definition
best for improving muscle strength and endurance and gaining additional body muscle
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stretching
Definition
best for improving flexibility
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#1 killer in america
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heart disease
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morbidity
Definition
disease
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mortality
Definition
death
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recommended time of exercise
Definition
30 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous intensity activity on most, if not all, days of the week
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factors affecting change
Definition
1. personal factors
2. predisposing factors
3. enabling factors
4. reinforcing factors
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personal factors
Definition
behaviors and lifestyles that are often unmodifiable

(age, gender, heredity)
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predisposing factors
Definition
perception and self confidence, a confidence in their ability to make a change
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enabling factors
Definition
self management skills, access to facilities, and the environment
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reinforcing factors
Definition
family, friends, health care professionals that support
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how to make a change for the better?
Definition
knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes
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bodymindspirit
Definition
the concept that the body is a composite of these three aspects of being and together the function as one whole
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immaterialism
Definition
the belief that mind or spirit is not matter, that it is immaterial, that which is not material is superior, pure, and ultimately real, whereas that which is matter is impure, inferior, and not ultimately real
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anthropomorphism
Definition
any ascription of humanlike characteristics to God: for example a body or passions
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cartesian dualism
Definition
the teaching of Rene Descartes that the mind or spirit constitutes the human being while the body is something completely different, seperate and apart from the mind
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materialism
Definition
the belief about the nature of human life that the body is what constitutes the human being, there is no such thing as spirit or mind apart from the body
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hedonism
Definition
the belief that pleasure is the highest good
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metaphysical perspective, absolute or relative
Definition
one's perspective on the ultimate reality of life. Is reality or truth universal, unchanging, or is reality or truth individual and unchanging, authored by each individual?
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mortality (lesson 2)
Definition
one aspect of a complete, eternal life which begins at birth to earthly parents and ends at death
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absolute worth
Definition
the value of each human life is inherent and precious
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personal security
Definition
a positive, secure sense of self based on your absolute worth
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the soul
Definition
consists of both the body and the spirit
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immaterial theory
Definition
the mortal body is less real and less important than the mind or spirit, and that nothing made of matter is "real" that reality is a spiritual something beyond matter
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name the immaterialists
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plato, socrates, aristotle, aquinas, descartes
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socrates and plato believed...
Definition
the mind or the spirit must be rid of the body to be pure
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lds beliefs
Definition
both the body and the spirit are material and will exist now and forever
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