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A high energy compound that stores and transfers energy to body cells, allowing them to perform their specialised functions, such as muscle contraction.
What is Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
Means that the reaction occurs in the absence of oxygen
What is anaerobic?
Refers to a level of exercise intensity that is sufficient to cause a training effect. This is approximately 70 per cent of a person’s maximal heart rate (MHR).
What is the aerobic training zone?
Is the range through which joints and body parts are able to move.
What is flexibility?
Refers to wasting away or decrease in size
What is atrophy?
Is an energy-rich compound that serves as an alternative energy source for muscular contraction
What is phosphocreatine?
Is a by-product of the incomplete breakdown of carbohydrate in the absence of oxygen
What is lactic acid?
Is the breakdown of fuel in the presence of oxygen to produce energy (ATP).
What is aerobic metabolism?
Is a safe form of stretching in which the stretch is held for a period of 10–30 seconds.
What is static stretching?
The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute
What is cardiac output?
Is the process of using glycogen or glucose as fuel.
What is glycolysis?
A process where glucose is broken down in the absence of oxygen to produce energy.
What is anaerobic glycolysis?
Involves alternating sessions of work and recovery at low to medium levels of intensity
What is aerobic interval training?
Uses speed and momentum with movements experienced in a game to increase flexibility
What is dynamic stretching?
Requires participants to move from one ‘station’ to another, performing specified exercises at each
What is circuit training?
Is the process of restoring ATP to its former state
What is resynthesis?
Is a point beyond which a given power output cannot be maintained. It is characterised by lactic acid accumulation and decreased time to fatigue
What is the lactate inflection point?
Participants vary their speed and the terrain on which they are working, ultimately engaging both anaerobic and aerobic energy systems
What is fartlek training?
Is a progressive cycle incorporating a static stretch, an isometric contraction and a period of relaxation in the lengthened position. It is aimed at stretching and strengthening muscle in a safe movement.
What is proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)?
The ability of the working muscles to use the oxygen being delivered
What is oxygen uptake?
Is the storage form of glucose and is used for fuel when blood glucose levels decline.
What is glycogen?
Refers to a level of intensity in physical activity where the accumulation of lactic acid in the blood increases very quickly.
What is the anaerobic threshold?
Is the sum of all chemical processes within cells that transforms substances into energy.
What is metabolism?
Is an involuntary muscle contraction that prevents fibre damage if muscles are lengthened beyond their normal range.
What is the stretch reflex?
Involves repeated bouts of high intensity exercise followed by varying periods of complete rest of recovery at lower intensity
What is high intensity interval training (HIIT)?