Ch 12 Health Vocab

Physical Fitness

The ability to carry out daily tasks easily & have enough reserve

Flexibility

The ability to move your body parts through their full range of motion

Strain

Overstretching & tearing a muscle

Progression

Gradually increasing the demands on your body

Workout

When your exercising at your highest peak

Heat Exhaustion

physical stress on your body caused by overheating

Aerobic Exercise

All rhythmic activities that use large muscle groups for a long period

Frostbite

Damage skin & tissue caused by the cold

Resting Heart Rate

Number of times your heart beats per minute

Heatstroke

Dangerous condition in which the body loses its ability to cool itself off

Sprain

Injury to the ligament around a joint

Cool Down

Low level activity that prepares your body to return to a resting state

Anaerobic Exercise

Short burst of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen

Muscle Cramps

Sudden painful contractions of the muscle

Warm-up

A work out that prepares you for the harder workout

Overload

Exercising beyond your normal regular daily activity

Specificity

Choosing the right types of activities to improve a given element of fitness

Overexertion

Overworking the body

Muscular Strength

The amount of force muscles can exert

Exercise

Physical activity that is planned that helps you improve your physical fitness

Muscular Endurance

The ability of your muscles to perform without tiring

Physical Activity

Any form of movement that causes your body to use energy

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

The ability of your heart, lungs and blood vessels to send fuel and oxygen to your tissues

Sedentary

Involving little physical activity

Hypothermia

Dangerous low body temperature

Body Composition

The ratio of fat to lean tissue in your body