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Fittness/Nutrition Vocab
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10th Grade
04/13/2010

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Nutrition

Definition
The sum process by which living things take in food and use it.
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Sedentary
Definition
Inactive life-style of nearly 80% of adults which leads to heart diease.
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Obese
Definition
More than 20% body fat for males and 30% for females.
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Saturated Fats
Definition
A fatty acid that have as many hydrogen atoms attached as possible and causes atherosclerois
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Fiber
Definition
Helps keep food "moving" through your digestive track.
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Five Food Groups
Definition
Meats, Fruits and Veggies, Milk and Dairy, Breads and Cereals, Others.
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Water
Definition
Carries food tissues, Carries waste away, helps control body temperature.
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Minerals
Definition
Inorganic substances formed from the earth
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Sucrose
Definition
Table sugar.
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Malnutrition
Definition
Poor nutrition, results of improper diet.
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Fads
Definition
Refer to "curent method"- ineffective temporary weight loss.
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Glucose
Definition
Sugar which is found in the blood and is stored in the body (liver) as blood sugar.
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Nutrient
Definition
A substance nessaccary for carring our body functions.
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Calories
Definition
Unit used to measure energy level found in foods.
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Carbohydrates
Definition

Simple forms of energy such as starch and sugar those

 not used are stored in the liver in the form of gycogen.

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Unsaturated Fats
Definition
Fatty acids that carry only one hydrogen atom, but has room for more.
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Proteins
Definition
Nutrient whose propose is to repair and build tissue.
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Vitamin
Definition
Nutrients that are regulatory substances that perfom specific functions and do not have calories.
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Hunger
Definition
Feeling that is caused by a low blood sugar level (glycose)
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Basal Metabolic Rate
Definition
How your body uses or breaks down food (calories burned) for your everyday body function.
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Balanced
Definition
Taking the right amount of nutrients from each food group.
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Anorexia Nervosa
Definition
ED-Stravation
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Bulimia
Definition
ED-Binging/Purging
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Appetite
Definition
A hunger sensation
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Hypoglycemia
Definition
Condition of low blood sugar
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Food Wants
Definition
Eating to experience a certain taste.
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Food Needs
Definition
Eating to obtain all nutrients.
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Caloric intake
Definition
Sum of all calories consumed
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Caloric Intake
Definition
Sum of all calories burned.
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RDA
Definition
Recommended Dietary Allowance as recommended by govenment
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Body Composition
Definition
Amount of body fat
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Total Fitness
Definition
1) Circulo-Respiratory 2) Body Composition 3) Flexibitily 4) Musular Indurance
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Specificity Training
Definition
A training program aimed to develop a particular skill
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Cooper Aerobic Program
Definition
Developed by Navy and Air Force-based on a point system
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Skin Fold Test
Definition
Method to determine body fat persentage
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500 Calories
Definition
eliminated from daily calorie intake, is the safest way to loss weight.
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Aerobic
Definition
Exercise which requires the body to increase its use of exygen.
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Interval Training
Definition
Method used to increase endurance by alernating periods of exercise
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Exercise
Definition
Active that requires calories helps you look and feel better.
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Flexibility
Definition
Range of motion for each joint; warm up
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Anaerobic
Definition
Exercises that do not require any additionaal oxygen, only what is in the body at that time.
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Isotonic
Definition
Exercises refer to muscle contrations that involve movement with a constant resistance through the full range of motion (free weights)
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Isometric
Definition
Exercises with muscle contractions that involve no movement
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Isokinetic
Definition
Exercises refer to muscle contractions that involve movement with controlled resistance through full range of motion (Progressive Resistance)
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Cardio Respiratory Endurance
Definition
Most important component of fitness-capasity to participate in exercise that involve the use of large amounts of oxygen
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Warm-Up
Definition
Perparation for a Vigorous exercise
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Cool down
Definition
Period used to help slow down heart so its not beating as fast as it was when was being active
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Contract
Definition
When muscles keep contracting in an exercise
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Muscular Endurance
Definition

How long can you sustain holding or lifting weights

 

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Muscular Strength
Definition
Amount of force that can be exerted by 1 contraction
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Joint
Definition
Point where bones meet
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Fibers
Definition
makes up muscles
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Atherosclerosis
Definition
Inner wall of blood vessels are blcoked and possibly closed: cause an increase in blood pressure.
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Hypertension
Definition
High Blood Pressure
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Progressive Resistance
Definition
Exercise where the work load increases as the muscle goes through its range of motion.
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Overload Principle
Definition
Muscle fiber become larger and stonger once broken down.
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Threshold of Training
Definition
Intensity, Duration, Frequency
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Beriberi
Definition
Nutritional disorder brough about by consuming to many fat soluables vitamin B
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Skill Related Fitness
Definition
Agility, Balance, Coodination, Power, Reaction time, and Speed.
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Additives
Definition
Anything added to food (flavorings, dye, preservatives)
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