Essential of fitness
What is one benefit of fitness?
Improves bone density
Enhanced resistance to colds
Longer life
Quality of life in later years
what is atrophy?
Reduction of muscle size because of disuse.
What is aerobic Activity?
Activity that requires oxygen.
three energy yielding nutrients?
glucose, fats, and proteins
To become physically fit you have to develop?
Flexibility
Muscle strength
Muscle endurance
Cardiorespiratory endurance
what is hypertrophy
A increase in size of the muscle.
what is anaerobic activity?
Activity that is performed without oxygen.
What repairs muscles and strengthens muscle tissues?
Protien
What is Muscular Power?
Muscular Power can be described as the ability to produce as much force or velocity in as short an amount of time as possible.
What is muscle overload
extra physical demand placed on the body. Through an increase in frequency, duration, or intensity of exercise.
Two benefits of cardio?
Lower blood pressure
Improve blood flow
Improve work out efficiency
Lower cholesterol
Decrease risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes.
Promotes heart healthy habits
Reduce the incidence of heart arrhythmia
Exercising muscles draw available glucose from?
the bloodstream
What does muscular strength measure?
measures how much force your muscles can ultimately produce
What does hypertrophy training focus on?
focuses on the pump, higher rep ranges, and growth.
Name one aerobic activity.
walking, jogging, hiking
Carbohydrates provide?
Glucose
What do athletes strive to develop?
Muscle power
Reaction time
Agility
Reduce muscle fatigue
What does strength training focus on?
improving your ability to push, pull, squeeze, lift, squat and jump among other movements of the body.
what is Cardiorespiratory endurance?
ability of the heart, lungs and metabolism to sustain large muscle dynamic exercise of moderate to high intensity for prolonged periods of time.
athletes should ingest how many grams of protein per Kg of body weight a day?
1.2-2 grams per Kg of body weight per day