UTHS PE Credit By Exam

Frequency

in personal fitness prescription, how often you work

Intensity

in personal fitness prescription, how hard you work

Overload

increasing the stress placed on your body through exercise, resulting in improved fitness levels

Specificity

improvements in your personal fitness will occur in the particular muscles that you overload

Progression

the rate at which you change the frequency, intensity, and time of your physical activity

Warm up

a variety of low-intensity activities that are designed to prepare your body for moderate to vigorous activities

Cool down

low-level activity that prepares your body to return to a resting state

Force

A force is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.

Leverage

he amount of muscle effort required at the joint, which joint tissue is used, and the effort necessary to support the combined force of the weight and muscle.

Types of muscular contractions

concentric, isometric, eccentric

Recognizing and Resolving conflict

Respect, Rights, Responsibility

Inactivity

Risk factor for obesity and heart disease

Smoking

Risk factor for cardiovascular disease

Nutrition

the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

Stress

the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands

Health problems associated with overtraining

overuse injuries, addiction, acute and chronic injuries

Marketing Claims

False Marketing claims such as a "quick fix"

diet

the foods and beverages a person eats and drinks

type

What is the fitness Gram?

the fitness gram is a health fitness test

How to analyze the Fitnessgram results?

higher scores are better

cardiorespiratory endurance

the ability to work continuously for an extended period of time

Muscular Strength

the maximal force that you can exert when you contract your muscles

Muscular endurance

the ability to contract your muscles several times without excessive fatigue

Body Composition

BMI

Flexibility

the range of motion your joints have during movement

Agility

ability to move quickly and easily

balance

the ability to control or stabilize your equilibrium while moving or staying still

coordination

the ability to use your eyes and ears to determine and direct the smooth movement of your body

power

the ability to move your body parts swiftly while at the same time applying the maximum force of your muscles

reaction time

the ability to react or respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel

speed

the ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly.

Weight training

the use of such equipment as barbells, dumbbells, and machines to improve fitness, health, and appearance

Flexibility training

Improve joint mobility, Enhance physical performance, Decrease injury

fluid balance, physical activity, environmental conditions

You should track your fluid balance while participating in strenuous activity because the environmental conditions can contribute to rapid dehydration

Harmful Exercises

Excersizes can be harmful if not done correctly

Appropriate footwear

shoes that fit properly, give arch support and have a sufficient cushioning effect to protect joints. This prevents injury.

Spotting

The act of watching someone do an activity from close by so that you can assist them in the event of a fall