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PE Final
chapters 15-18
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11th Grade
12/12/2006

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Con
Definition
Someone who practices fraud
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Fraud
Definition
The practice of quackery with the intent of deceiving others for financial gain
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Passive exercise
Definition
Being moved by a machine rather than using your own muscles to produce movement
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Quack
Definition
Someone who practices quackery
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Quackery
Definition
A method of advertising or selling that uses false claims to lure people into buying products that are worthless or even harmful
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Spa
Definition
Originally a name for an establishment that had mineral baths thought to be health-enhancing. Some modern spas have saunas and whirlpool baths and provide other services, such as hair and skin care and massage
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Wellness
Definition
A state of being that enables a person to reach his or her highest potential; includes intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual health
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Controllable risk factors
Definition
Risk factors a person can act upon to change
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Lifestyle
Definition
The way you live, including your typical behaviors
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Noncontrollable risk factors
Definition
Risk factors a person cannot change or control
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Alarm reaction
Definition
The first stage of the general adaptation syndrome; occurs when you are exposed to a stressor
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Distress
Definition
Negative or unpleasant stress
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Eustress
Definition
Positive stress
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General adaptation syndrome
Definition
The series of phases the body goes through when it is exposed to stressors
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Stage of exhaustion
Definition
The third stage of the general adaptation syndrome; occurs when the body is not able to resist a stressor and medical treatment is necessary
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Stage of resistance
Definition
The second stage of the general adaptation syndrome; occurs when the body and its immune system start to resist or fight a stressor
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Stress
Definition
The body's reaction to demanding situations
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Stressor
Definition
Something that causes or contributes to stress
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Competitive stress
Definition
A stress condition that may be eustressful or distressful and is associated with involvement in a competitive event
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Runner's high
Definition
The eustress people feel when they run or do exercise that they enjoy
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Fitness profile
Definition
A summary of the results of self-assessments of several different parts of fitness
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Couch potato
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Sedentary
Definition
Being inactive or participating in very little physical activity
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