Basic Concepts in Nutrition, Exercise Physiology, and Sport Psychology

Flashcards created to review essential concepts from nutrition, exercise physiology, and sport psychology.

Essential Nutrients

Nutrients required for optimal performance and health, including water, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals.

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutral temperature and a post-absorptive state.

Energy Expenditure

The total amount of energy expended over a 24-hour period, which includes BMR, physical activity, and the thermic effect of food.

Exercise Physiology

The study of acute physiological responses to physical activity and long-term changes in physiological responses due to chronic physical activity.

Muscle Fatigue

A sudden decrease in the body's ability to produce work, influenced by various factors including ambient temperature.

Exercise-associated Muscle Cramps (EAMC)

Localized cramps affecting overworked muscles during exercise.

Delayed-onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

Muscle soreness that occurs 1-2 days after high-intensity or unfamiliar exercise.

Motivation

A complex set of internal and external forces that direct and energize behavior in sports and exercise.

Arousal

A state of physical and psychological activation or readiness that can impact performance.

Mindfulness

Focusing on the present moment in an open, non-judgmental way, often developed through meditation.