Macronutrients Madness
Nutrients used to build and repair cells. This can be found in meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, nuts, and dry beans.
What is Proteins
Essential nutrients that are required by the body in small amounts but play a crucial role in maintaining overall health and well-being. These include vitamins, minerals, and Water.
What is Micronutrients
The ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues during prolonged physical activity.
Cardiovascular Endurance
A visual representation that illustrates the recommended food groups and portion sizes for a healthy diet. It includes grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and protein.
What is MyPlate
The number of times your heart beats in 60 seconds while sleeping, laying down, or relaxing.
What is Resting Heart Rate
Starches and sugars that provide the body with most of its energy. There are two types: simple and complex. Simple are found in fruit, sugar, and milk, while complex are found in starchy foods like bread, cereal, beans, potatoes, and other starchy vegetables.
What is Carbohydrates
Nutrients used by the body to form healthy bones and teeth, keep blood healthy, and maintain proper organ function. They can be found in whole grains, fruit, peas, spinach, raisins, and milk.
What is Minerals
The range of motion available at a joint, which is influenced by the elasticity of muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
What is Flexibility
How much food you choose to eat at one time.
What is Portion
The skill related fitness components.
What is Power, Speed, Coordination, Reaction Time, Agility, and Balance.
A type of fat usually found in higher amounts in plant products, such as corn oil. They are liquid at room temperature.
What is Unsaturated Fats
Substances needed in small quantities to help regulate body functions, process other nutrients, and fight infection. Some are water-soluble that cannot be stored in the body, others are fat-soluble that can be stored in the body.
What is Vitamins
The ability to integrate multiple movements smoothly and efficiently.
What is Coordination
Eating a variety of foods from all the food groups daily to ensure the body is getting all the nutrients to function properly.
What is Balanced Diet
The proportion of fat, muscle, and other tissues in the body, which is an indicator of overall health and fitness.
What is Body Composition
Nutrients that promote normal growth, provide energy, and keep the skin healthy. They can be found in butter, margarine, whole milk, egg yolks, most cheeses, and salad dressings.
What is Fats
A mineral that naturally occurs in many foods and is also available as a supplement. It plays multiple roles in the body. It is a key element of bones, teeth, and cell membranes. It helps to activate enzymes, and keeps blood pH within a normal range.
What is Phosphorus
A framework used to design and modify exercise programs for optimal fitness gains.
What is F.I.T.T.
Regulate body temperature, keep joints lubricated, prevent infections, deliver nutrients to cells, and keep organs functioning properly. Also improves sleep quality, Cognitive function, and mood.
What is Hydration
The type of stretching that should be used before exercising. These include moving your body to stretch. Ex. High Knees, Scoops, lunges
What is Dynamic Stretching
A fatty substance found in animal products and produced by the body. High levels are associated with heart attacks and stroke.
What is Cholesterol
A nutrient the body needs to form blood vessels, cartilage, muscle and collagen in bones. It is also vital to your body's healing process.
What is Vitamin C
A low impact cardiovascular endurance exercise.
What is Swimming
The food group that takes up most of the MyPlate diagram.
What is Vegetables
The amount of muscles in the human body.
What is 600