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| The number of exercise sessions per week |
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| The level of effort put into an activity |
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| The length of time one needs to exercise at the THR to produce a cardiorespiratory training effect. |
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| A heart rate that is attained during aerobic exercise and represents the minimum level of exertion at which cardiovascular fitness can increase for an individual in a given age group. |
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| The principle whereby a person exercises at a level above which they are able to perform with only light to moderate effort. |
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| Drugs that function like testosterone to produce increases in muscle mass, strength, endurance and aggressiveness. |
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| Health-related physical fitness |
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| The parts of physical fitness that help a person stay healthy; includes cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscular endurance, strength, and body fatness. |
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| The ability of the body systems to work together efficiently. |
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| Skill-related physical fitness |
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| The parts of fitness that help a person perform well in sports and activities requiring certain skills; includes agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time and speed. |
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| A formula in which each letter represents a factor important for determining the correct amount of physical activity: F = frequency; I = intensity; T = time or duration; T = type. |
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| The minimum amount of overload one needs to build physical fitness. |
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| What the body is made up of including muscle, bone,fat, water, minerals. |
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| High-density lipoprotein (HDL) |
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| A substance often referred to as "good cholesterol" because it carries excess cholesterol out of the bloodstream and into the liver for elimination from the body. |
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| Substances that carry cholesterol through the bloodstream. |
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| Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) |
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| A substance often referred to as "bad cholesterol" because it carries cholesterol that is most likely to deposit in the arteries. |
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| A person's heart rate when they are at rest, that is lying down but awake, and not having recently exerted themselves. The typical healthy resting heart rate in adults is 60–80 b.p.m. |
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