Health Lesson 1 Benefits of P.E. vocab

Physical activity

is any form of bodily movement that uses up energy

Coordination

the smooth and effective working together of you muscles and bone

Balance

The feeling of stability and control over your body

Calories

unit of heat that measures the energy available in foods

exercise

planned physical activity done regularly to build and maintain one's fitness

physical fitness

the ability to handle the physical demands

Aerobic exercise

rhythmic, nonstop moderate to vigorous activity that requires large amounts of oxygen (works your heart and benefits your legs)

anaerobic exercise

intense physical activity that requires little oxygen, but uses short burst of energy

60 minutes

what is the recommended amount of physical activity per day for teens?

physical, mental, social

Three ways that Physical Activity benefits each side of the health triangle

Heart and Lung Endurance

a measure of how efficiently your heart and lungs work when you exercise and how quickly they return to normal when you stop

muscle strength

is a measure of the most weight you can lift or the most force tou can exect at one time

muscle endurance

is a measure of a muscle's ability to repeatedly exert a force over a prolonged period of time

flexibility

is the ability of your body's joints to move easily through a full ranged of motions

body compositions

is the ratio of body fat to lean body tissue, such as bone, muscle and fluid

heredity

the passing of traits form parents to their children

cross training

switching between difference activities and exercise on different days

resting heart rate

the number of times tour heart beats per minute when you are relaxing

target heart rate

the range of number between which your heart and lungs receive the most benefit from a workout

warming up

a period of low to moderate exercise to prepare your body for more vigorous activity

workout

period of most output of energy

cool down

a period of low to moderate exercise to prepare your body to end a workout session