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Vocabulary flashcards based on principles of physical fitness, exercise, and health benefits.
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Physical Activity
Body movement carried out by skeletal muscles that requires energy.
Exercise
Planned, structured, repetitive movement intended to improve or maintain physical fitness.
Principles of Exercise Training
Overload, specificity, progression, reversibility, adaptation, and individualization
Overload
The principle that requires working with more than what we are accustomed to for effective training.
Specificity
The principle stating that adaptations are specific to the type of exercise performed.
Progression
The gradual increase in training intensity to improve fitness over time.
Reversibility
The principle that states the effects of training are reversible if exercise intensity is reduced or stopped.
Individualization
Creating exercise prescriptions based on the unique needs and responses of an individual.
Overtraining Syndrome
A condition resulting from excessive training without adequate recovery, leading to decreased performance.
Threshold
The minimum training intensity that must be exceeded to achieve positive training results.
Progressive Overload
Gradual increase in workload over time to stimulate strength and endurance improvements.
FITT Principle
An acronym representing Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type of exercise.
Metabolic Demand
The energy requirements of the body during specific types of exercise.
Recovery
The process necessary for better adaptation and physiological recovery after exercise.
Compounding Interest (in exercise context)
The idea that starting exercise now yields greater health benefits over time, similar to financial savings.