Health Related Fitness
the ability to use your joints fully and having full range of motion.
what is flexibility
ability to change direction quickly
what is agility?
This is the number of macronutrients the body needs
A comparison of your height to your body weight, often used to determine if you are at a healthy weight is called your
What is BMI (body mass index)?
What food group do rice, pasta, bread, popcorn and pretzels belong to?
What are Grains?
the ability of the heart and lungs to circulate blood and supply oxygen during long bouts of continuous exercise
what is cardiovascular endurance?
the ability to use your senses together with your body parts
what is coordination
This nutrient includes grains and sugars and is most needed for the body's energy.
What are carbohydrates?
involves using large muscle groups over an extended period of time such as running, cycling, and swimming
What is aerobic activity?
The type of healthy fat found in avocados, olive oil and peanut butter; nuts like almonds, cashews, and pecans; and seeds, such as pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower
What are unsaturated fats?
the percentage of fat on the body compared to lean muscle mass and other body materials
what is body composition?
the ability to exert muscular force quickly and explosively
What is power?
This nutrient is most important of all and accounts for over 60% of the entire body
What is water?
The amount of heat/ energy released when nutrients are broken down
what are calories?
What food group do seafood, meat, eggs, nuts, and soy belong to?
What are proteins
ability to use your muscles many times without getting tired.
what is muscular endurance?
the ability to keep an upright posture while standing still or moving
what is balance
This nutrient helps to build and maintain new cells and tissues, including muscle
What are proteins?
3 things that affect a person's metabolism
What are:
age, gender, diet, exercise, genetics, body size?
Name 4 of the 5 Blue Zones
Ikaria, Greece
Sardinia, Italy
Loma Linda, CA
Okinawa, Japan
Nicola, Costa Rica
the maximal amount of force produced in one single contraction
What is muscular strength?
ability to respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel
what is reaction time
Regulates digestion, absorption, and the metabolism of other nutrients
What are vitamins?
involves short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard they produce energy without using oxygen, such as sprinting
What is anaerobic activity?
A Blue Zones diet is mostly made of
plant based food