nutr 202
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- components of fitness
- cardiorespitory muscle strength muscle strength flexibility body composition
- cardiorespitory training
- increases blood propulsion & oxygen while decreasing pulse & blood pressure
- weight training
- builds lean body mass improving strength, wndurance, and BMR
- FITT principle
- help design fitness program frequency, intensity, time, type
- fitness
- characteristics that enable body to perform physical activity
- carbohydrate
- primary fuel during high-intesity activity
- fat
- primary fuel during low to moderate activity sustained over time, but requires oxygen to burn it
- anitoxidant vitamins (a,e and C)
- helps prevent oxidative stress but supplements haven't been proven to help
- calcium
- important to prevent bone damage, assist muscle contaction, nerve transmission, blood clotting and hormone activity
- iron
- important especially for female athletes and runners
- hyperthermia and heatstroke
- develop from too much heats. syptoms- headache, nausea, dizziness, confusion, and either excessive or insufficient sweating
- hypothermia
- develops in cold weather. symptoms- shivering, euphoria, weakness and apathy
- hyponatremia
- low blood sodium. may develop from drinking too much water too fast.
- pregame and postgame meals
- pre should be light, carb rich, and easy to digest post shouls be high complex carbs and fluid rich
- caffeine
- stimulant, but banned in high amounts by some athletic associations
- anabolic steriods
- build muscle, but have many undesirable side effects such as hormone problems and aggressiveness
- growth hormone
- increases muscle mass, but not strength
- female athlete triad
- disordered eating can lead to amenorrhea. loss of estrogen leads to bone loss and possible osteoporosis