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| any form of movement that causes your body to use energy |
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| the ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands |
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| a way of life that involves very little physical activity |
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| a condition characterized by a decrease in bone density, producing porous and fragile bones |
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| the process by which your body gets energy from food |
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| cardiorespiratory endurance |
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| the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to utilize and send fuel and oxygen to the body's tissues during long periods of moderate-to-vigorous activity |
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| the amount of force a muscle can exert |
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| the ability of the muscles to perform physical tasks over a period of time without becoming fatigued |
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| the ability to move a body part through a full range of motion |
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| the ratio of body fat to lean body tissue, including muscle, bone, water, and connective tissue such as ligaments, cartilage, and tendons |
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| purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and that improves or maintains personal fitness |
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| any activity that uses large muscle groups, is rhythmic in nature, and can be maintained constantly for at least 10 minutes three times a day or for 20 to 30 minutes at one time |
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| intense short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen |
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| working the body harder than it is normally worked |
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| the gradual increase in overload necessary to achieve higher levels of fitness |
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| particular exercises and activities improve particular areas of health-related fitness |
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| an activity that prepares the muscles for work |
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| the part of an exercise program when the activity is performed at its highest peak |
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| frequency, intensity, time/duration, and type of activity |
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| an activity that prepares the muscles to return to a resting state |
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| the number of times your heart beats in one minute when you are not active |
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| a program of formalized physical preparation for involvement in a sport or another physical activity |
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| taking in fluids so that the body functions properly |
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| synthetic substances that are similar to the male hormone testosterone |
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| a search or check for diseases or disorders that an individual would otherwise not have knowledge of or seek health for |
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| muscle spasms that result from a loss of large amounts of salt and water through perspiration |
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| a condition in which the body loses the ability to rid itself of excessive heat through perspiration |
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| a condition that results when body tissues become frozen |
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| a condition in which body temperature becomes dangerously low |
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| spasm or sudden tightening of a muscle |
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| a condition resulting from damaging a muscle or tendon |
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| an injury to the ligament surrounding a joint |
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