Physical Activity
Walking your dog, shopping at a grocery store and running are all examples of
What is physical activity?
A spectrum of abnormal eating behavior.
What is disordered eating?
The form of energy storage in the body.
What is glycogen?
Within 30 minutes after a workout, athletes should consume this macro nutrient.
What is protein?
(to repair the breakdown of muscles during exercise)
During this phase of GAS, epinephrine and norepinephrine are released into your blood, allowing for greater concentration and increased reaction time.
What is exhaustion?
Playing a game of football has a metabolic equivalency of
What is 6 or more METS?
The combination of the following three conditions: disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis.
What is the female athlete triad?
This type of macro nutrient is broken down for your body to use as glucose.
What is carbohydrates?
Dietary supplements are this type of ergogenic aid.
What is nutritional aids?
During this state we experience a variety of physiological symptoms including increases in heart rate, sweating, and blood pumping to specific muscles.
What is fight or flight?
Running away from a dog that is chasing you would be considered this.
What is physical activity?
The category of nutrition misinformation that uses unreasonable or exaggerated claims.
What is fad diets?
The ranking system that describes the blood glucose profile of a food.
What is glycemic index?
Eating a well-balanced diet, timing of eating, and hydration.
What is the three keys to sports nutrition?
Stress increases the rate at which your body uses and processes these things.
What is macronutrients and micronutrients?
The physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of strengthening or conditioning the body to improve health.
What is exercise?
The category of nutrition misinformation that promotes misinformation such as magic weight loss pills.
What is health frauds?
Loading up on carbs several days or weeks before a major competition.
What is carb loading?
This harmful ergogenic aid works by increasing the amount of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in the blood.
What is blood doping?
Symptoms of irritability, nervousness, and impaired brain functions may be a result of this.
What is eating foods that lack nutrients?
The 5 components of physical fitness are
What is cardio respiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility/mobility, muscular endurance, and body composition?
The category of nutrition misinformation that makes claims about foods that lead consumers to make incorrect inferences or generalizations about the products.
What is misdirected claims?
The energy pathway that provides about 10 seconds worth of energy.
What is the ATP-CP system?
In addition to athletic related supplements, common dietary supplements include.
What is vitamins, minerals and herbs?
Consuming too many of these can accelerate stress levels and suppress appetite leading to a poorly nourished body.
What is stimulants?