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Health Behaviour
Improving your personal fitness
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/11/2012

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Term
Physical activity
Definition
Refers to all body movements produced by skeletal muscles resulting in substantial increases in expenditure
Term
Exercise
Definition
Planned, structured or repetitive body movements done to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness
Term
Physical Fitness
Definition
A set of attributes that allow you to perform moderate to vigorous intensity physical activities on a regular basis without getting too tired and energy left over to handle physical or mental emergencies
Term
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Definition
ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to supply oxygen to skeletal muscles during sustained physical activity
Term
Aerobic exercise
Definition
Any type of exercise that increases heart rate
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Aerobic capacity (power)
Definition
volume of oxygen muscles consume during exercise
Term
Muscular Strength
Definition
amount of force a muscle is capable of in one contraction
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Muscular endurance
Definition
muscle's ability to exert force repeatedly without fatiguing or to sustain a muscular contraction without fatiguing
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Flexibility
Definition
The amount of movement possible at a particular joint or series of joints
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Body composition
Definition
describes the relative proportions of fat and lean tissues in the body
Term
Components of workout
Definition

-warm up- light stretching, large body movements, slowly increases heart rate, BP, breathing rate and temp

-cardio/resistance training-bulk of workout, 20-30 minutes

-cool down- transition from physical activity to rest, reduce heart rate, bp, temp

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Essential components of a program
Definition

Frequency

Intensity

Time

Type

Term

Overload

Reversability/deconditioning

Specificity

Definition
Term
Target heartrate
Definition
the heart rate range of aerobic exercise that leads to improved cardiorespiratory fitness (70-90% of maximum heart rate)
Term
One repetition maxiumum
Definition
the amount of weight or resistance that can be lifted only once
Term
Static stretching
Definition
stretching techniques that slowly and gradually lengthen a muscle or group of muscles and their tendons
Term
Traumatic injuries
Definition
injuries that are accidental and occur suddenly
Term
Overuse injuries
Definition
injuries as a result from cumulative effects of day to day stresses placed on joints
Term
Standard first aid
Definition

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevation

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Heat cramps
Definition
involuntary and forcible muscle contractions that occur during or following exercise in hot weather
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Heat exhaustion
Definition
a heat stress illness caused by significant dehydration from exercise in hot conditions
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Heat stroke
Definition
a deadly heat stress illness resulting from dehydration and over exertion in hot conditions
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Hypothermia
Definition
potentially fatal condition caused by abnormally low core body temp.
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