Chapter 6-Fitness

The body's ability to meet daily physical demands

• fitness

• flexibility

• intensity

• aerobic

activities, such as sitting or lying down, that use very little energy

• skill related fitness

• target heart rate

• anaerobic

• sedentary behavior

a type of physical activity that is planned, structured, and purposeful

• fitness

• exercise

• cross training

• range of motion

broad term that describes structured exercise as well as other activities that use energy

• physical activity

• aerobic

• flexibility

• sedentary behavior

different types of fitness such as strength and flexibility

• range of motion

• skill related

• components of fitness

• exercise

activity occurring in the absence of oxygen

• aerobic

• anaerobic

• target heart rate

• endorphins

a measure that tells how far a joint or body part can be moved

• flexibility

• endurance

• strength

• range of motion

a type of fitness that improves a person's performance in a particular sport

• health related fitness

• skill related fitness

• sedentary behavior

• agility

the principle that states that gradually increasing a physical demand on the body will improve fitness

• progressive overload principle

• FITT

• Rule 1

• female athlete triad

the principle that frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise should be increased over time to improve fitness

• F.I.T.T. principle

• female athlete triad

• health related fitness

• amenorrhea