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Fitness for Health
Components of fitness
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Undergraduate 1
12/10/2008

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Physical Fitness
Definition
Ability to perform everyday and any occasional emergencies that arise (not the same for all)
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5 components of fitness:
Definition
Cardiorespiratory Endurance (CRE)
Body Composition
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Flexibility
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Cardiorespiratory Endurance (CRE)-
Definition
ability of the heart and lungs to supply the body's increase need for oxygen during activity.
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Body composition
Definition
% of body fat; proportion of fat to bone and muscle
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Muscular Strength
Definition
Ability of muscle to exert maximum force in a single exertion.
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Muscular Endurance
Definition
Ability to repeat an action over and over, or to hold a position
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Flexibility
Definition
Ability to flex and extend a joint through normal range of motion.
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Level of activity depends upon what three things?
Definition
Intensity -how hard
Duration-how long
Frequency-how often
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All 5 fitness components can be improved through specific workouts based on what 2 principles?
Definition
Progressive overload
Specificity
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Progressive overload-
Definition
Increasing the body's workload by raising the intensity, increasing the duration or increasing the frequency
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Specificity-
Definition
Program designed specifically to meet your goals
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5 things that contribute to a low level of CRE:
Definition
Obesity
Againg
Smoking
Inactivity
Illness
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How to measure Cardiorespiratory Endurance:
Definition
Bicycle Ergometer
Treadmill
Checking Pulse before and after activity
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How to measure Body Composition-
Definition
Underwater weighing
Weigh chart
Skinfold caliper
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How To measure Muscular Strength
Definition
Hand dynamometer
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How To measure Muscular Strength
Definition
Hand dynamometer
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How to measure muscular endurance-
Definition
Sit-ups
Push-ups
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How to measure Flexibility-
Definition
Range of motion/sit and reach
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Aerobic activity-
Definition
a moderately strenuous effort carried on at an intensity level just high enough to let the heart and lungs keep pace with the increased need for oxygen required by the working muscles.
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Anaerobic activity-
Definition
sudden rigorous activity
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Maximum hear rate-
Definition
220-your age
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Exercise benefit zone(EBZ)is...
Definition
the level at which one should exercise at to receive the most benefits
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where is your exercise benefit zone at?
Definition
between 60% and 85% of your maximum heart rate
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to receive teh benefits of exercising one must_____
Definition
exercise at least 20 minutes in their exercise benefit zone.
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