Cardiorespiratory Fitness
The form of meditation that involves paying full attention to the experience of walking, bringing one's awareness to the sensations, movements, and surroundings associated with each step?
Mindful walking
A practice that connects the body, breath, and mind. It uses physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to improve overall health
Yoga
True or false: slow-twitch muscle fibers require large amounts of oxygen for contraction and are more resistant to fatigue.
True
Describe muscular endurance
The ability of a muscle (or group of muscles) to perform repetitive contractions for extended period of time
True or false: regular aerobic exercise promotes the release of endorphins
True
List 3 exercises that improve cardiorespiratory endurance
Walking, jogging, running, swimming, rowing, cycling
Name 2 test used to assess flexibility
Sit-and-reach, YMCA sit-and-read, hip flexion, Thomas test, Apley's scratch test
The plane of motion used for rotational type movements
Transverse Plane
What type of muscle action involves the muscle lengthening?
Eccentric
Aerobic activity
What does aerobic capacity refer to?
The maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during exercise
A form of exercise that emphasizes core strength, flexibility, and overall body awareness
Pilates
Muscle fiber is made up of smaller fibers called myofibrils, which are made of _____ and _____
Actin & Myosin
True or false: The 4-point body contact position provides stability for seated exercises
False
During which type of muscle action does the muscle neither lengthen nor shorten, but maintains a constant length?
Isometric
An activity in which the intensity is so great that the demand for oxygen is greater than the body's ability to deliver oxygen
Anaerobic activity
What are the two types of flexibility
Static and Dynamic
What movements occur in the sagittal plane?
Forward and backward movements
The term used to describe individuals who are working to maximize muscle size
Hypertrophy (body building)
Which energy-generating system is known as the "short-term" energy system
Glycolytic system
What are the three energy-generating systems in the human body?
Phosphagen, Glycolytic, Oxidative Systems
The flexibility assessment also known as the "Rotator Cuff Test"
Apley's scratch test
What is the name of the theory that helps explain how muscles contract at the cellular level?
Muscle-sliding filament theory
Describe what agonists, antagonists, and synergists are
Agonists - prime movers
Antagonists - muscles in direct opposition to prime movers
Synergists - muscles that assist prime movers
True or false: Myosin pushes the actin filament inwards, which shortens the muscle
False, pulls the actin filament