Exercise Science
What kind of term is exercise science known as?
An umbrella term
Morbidity vs. Mortality
Early illnesses or condition caused by lack of exercise and bad health
Earlier than expected death due to bad health
What are the 2 kinds of nervous systems?
What is best known as "use it or lose it"
Reversibility
What is the leading cause of death?
Heat disease
What is the difference between physical activity, exercise, and sport and athletic competition?
Physical activity – activities of daily living including all movement that humans perform
Exercise – structured movement process for the purpose of improving fitness and performance
Sport and athletic competition – movement in structured and organized activities that involve a competitive aspect
What is the formula for Cardiac Output?
Heart rate X Stroke volume
What are the main functions of the cardiovascular system?
Pump blood through the body and regulate the temperature of the body
What is the best environment for an athlete to train?
What is overloading?
Increasing the weight or intensity of the workout to better someone's body and abilities
What are the types of micronutrients?
Parasympathetic nervous system: Rest and digest
Sympathetic nervous system: Exercise and fight or flight
What are the 4 fields/specifications that exercise physiology gets you ready for?
Clinical, fitness, sport, or research
What are the types of macronutrients?
Carbs, proteins, and fats
During the Era of Enlightenment, what was discovered?
Blood pressure and cardiac output
20 years
What is the reason runners start to tremble and become unstable at the end of the race?
They are out of energy such as ATP
What will result in an increase in blood glucose uptake and use by skeletal muscle?
Muscle contractions
What are the 5 risks factors of metabolic syndrome?
Increased blood pressure
Increased waist circumference
Increases blood glucose
Low levels of good cholesterol
High triglyceride levels
What are 2 big systems that are in the energy system?
Phosphagen system and Oxidative
Where is ATP made inside the cell?
The mitochondria
What is the ratio of people with osteoporosis?
Females: 1 in 3
Males: 1 in 5