The maximal force that a muscle or group of muscles can generate for one movement.
What is muscular strength?
100
Physical activity reduces the risk of these disorders.
What is heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers, hypertension, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, obesity, and depression.
100
Pushing against an immovable object, like a wall, or tightening an abdominal muscle while sitting.
What is isometric contraction?
100
The largest muscle in the body.
What is Gluteus maximus?
100
FITT is a formula that describes this.
What is frequency, intensity, type, and time for physical activity?
200
The capacity to sustain repeated muscle actions.
What is muscular endurance?
200
Physical activity releases this hormone in the body which has effect on your mood.
What is endorphins?
200
The contracting of the bicep as it lifts a barbell toward the shoulder.
What is isotonic contraction?
200
These are the muscles found in the back of your upper arm
What is triceps?
200
Drugs derived from testosterone and approved for medical use, but often used by athletes to increase their musculature and weight.
What is anabolic steroids?
300
Physical activity in which sufficient or excess oxygen is continually supplied to the body.
What is aerobic (cardiorespiratory) exercise?
300
Physical activity decreases the production of this hormone, which in retrospect will decrease central abdominal body fat.
What is cortisol?
300
Exercise with specialized equipment that provides resistance equal to the force applied by the user throughout the entire range of motion.
What is isokinetic contraction?
300
These are your chest muscles.
What is pectoralis major?
300
Sixty to eighty-five percent of the maximum heart rate; the heart rate at which one derives maximum cardiovascular benefit from aerobic exercise.
What is target heart rate?
400
The ability to move a joint quickly and fluidly through its entire range of motion with little resistance.
What is flexibility?
400
Physical activity will help maintian a healty BMI. This is considered a healthy BMI range.
What is 19-25 BMI?
400
Gradually increasing physical challenges once the body adapts to the stress placed upon it to produce maximum benefits.
What is progressive overloading?
400
These are your upper shoulder muscles.
What is trapezius?
400
1. Engage in regular physical activity and reduce sedentary activities to promote health, psychological well-being and a healthy body weight.
2. To reduce the risk of chronic disease in adulthood, engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity, most days of the week.
3. To help manage body weight and prevent gradual weight gain in adulthood, engage in approximately 60-minutes of moderate-vigorous activity on most days of the week while not exceeding caloric intake requirements
What is Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
500
A mathematical formula that correlates with body fat; the ratio of weight to height squared.
What is Body Mass Index?
500
Physical activity will help maintain a healthy blood pressure and cholesterol level. These are considered a healthy blood pressure and cholesterol level.
What is 115/75 blood pressure and <200 for cholesterol.
500
The physical benefits of exercise are lost through disuse or inactivity.