Fitness Study Sheet
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- Endurance
- The body's ability or power to bear prolonged exertion, pain or hardship over a period of time. The body's ability to excercise with minimal fatigue
- Resting Heart Rate
- The number of heart beats in one minute (bpm) when a person is at comeplete rest or inactivity; A person's resting heart rate decreases as they become more fit
- Anaerobic Excercise (without oxygen)
- Physical activity done in short, fast bursts in which the body cannot supply oxygen as fast as muscles use it. Ex. Sprinting, Weightlifting, High Jumping, and diving
- Yoga
- An ancient system of breathing practices, physical exercises and postures, and meditation intended to integrate the body, mind, and spirit; originated in India; means "union"
- Target Heart Rate
- Describes the speed at which one's heart should beat during excercise to get the most benefit or fitness improvement
- Kincsiology
- Study of muscles and their movements
- Core
- The area around the trunk and pelvis. With good core stability, the muscles in the pelvis, lower back, hips and abdomen work in harmony; Strong core muscles make it easier to do more physical activities while weak core muscles lead to poor posture, lower back pain, and muscle injuries.
- Resistance Training
- Training designed to increase the body's strength, power, and muscular endurance through resistance excercise; Weight training is the most common form
- Hatha Yoga
- Postures and breathing, the form most popular in the West
- Heart Rate
- A measurement of the work done by the heart, commonly expressed as the # of beats per minute (bpm)
- Cardiovascular
- Concerning the heart and blood vessels
- Repititions/Reps
- The number of times a lift or effort is made continuously, one after another without any rest.
- Aerobic Excercise (with oxygen)
- Steady, physical activity for which the body can supply adequate oxygen to the working muscels allowing performance to continue for long periods of time. Ex. Jogging, Cross-Country, skiing, line dancing, and cycling
- Pilates
- An excercise system focused on improving flexibility and strength for the toal body without building bulk muscles; developed in the 1920's by a physical trainer named Joseph H. Pilates; about 500 specific excercises
- Raja Yoga
- The path of self control