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Health Chapter 3
Vocabulary Words
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Health Care
9th Grade
01/30/2011

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Physical Fitness
Definition
The ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough energy to respond to unexpected demands
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Sedentary Lifestyle
Definition
A way of life that requires little movement or exercise
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Metabolism
Definition
The process by which your body gets energy from food
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Basal Metabolism
Definition
The minimum amount of energy required to maintain the life processes in a body
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Calories
Definition
Units of heat
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Progression
Definition
A gradual increase in overload necessary for achieving higher levels of fitness
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Resting Heart Rate
Definition
The number of times your heart beats in one minute when you are not active
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Cross Training
Definition
Combining various exercise routines to help work different body systems
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Overload
Definition
Working the body harder than it is normally worked
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Specificity
Definition
Principle that states that particular exercises and activities improve particular areas of health-related fitness
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Cardiorespiratory Endurance
Definition
The ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to send fuel and oxygen to the body's tissues during long periods of vigorous activity
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Muscular Endurance
Definition
The ability of the muscles to do difficult talks over a period of time without causing fatigue
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Body Composition
Definition
The ratio of body fat to lean body tissue such as muscle, bone, water, and connective tissue
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Flexibility
Definition
The ability of a muscle or other body part to move through a full range of motion
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Muscular Strength
Definition
The amount of force a muscle can exert
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