health fitness vocab

Resting Heart Rate

The number of times your heart beats per minute while at rest

Maximum Heart Rate

The age-related number of beats per minute of the heart when working at the maximum

Target Heart Rate Zone

The heart rate to aim for while performing aerobic exercise

SMART

An acronym guide to the setting of objectives or goals in life or physical activity

Strength

Muscles lose strength and flexibility when they are not used

Compression

RICE stands for the following:

* Rest
* Ice
* Compression
* Elevation

Physical

Fitness goals should be based on your physical abilities

Long-Term

Fitness goals should be broken into short term and long term goals 

Free Weights

A weight used in weightlifting that is not attached to an apparatus

Anaerobic

Without oxygen

short bursts of energy

high intensity workouts such as sprinting and weight training

Fitness

The body’s ability to meet daily physical demands such as walking up the stairs or cleaning/mowing the lawn

Weight Machine

An exercise machine used for weight training that uses gravity as the primary source of resistance

Agility

The ability to quickly change the body’s momentum and direction

Anaerobic

activity occurring in the absence of oxygen

intensity

A quality that is measured by how much energy the body uses per minute during physical activity

FITT

A formula made up of 4 important parts involved in fitness training, frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise

Circadian Rhythm

sleeping and waking patterns

Repetition

Number of times you perform a specific exercise

3 sets x 10 reps (endurance)

5 sets x 5 reps (strength)

Balance

An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright or steady

Dehydration

A state in which the body has lost more water than has been taken in 

Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Term that describes how efficiently the cardiovascular and respiratory system deliver oxygen to the muscles during prolonged physical activity

Set

A fixed number or repetitions followed by a rest period

Strength

Ability to exert force

Endurance

length of time

Flexibility

Range of motion

Aerobic

with air

body composition

body’s ration of fat, bone, and muscle