Exercise Science

An individual's ability to minimize or alleviate unnecessary stress and tension from the body through integration of physical exercise and mental focus.

• Cardiovascular Endurance

• Muscular Endurance

• Mind/Body Vitality

• Muscular Strength

The measure of how well you can do exercises that involve your whole body at moderate to high intensity for an extended time.

• Cardiovascular Endurance

• Muscular Strength

• Muscular Endurance

• Mind/Body Vitality

The ability to produce and sustain muscle force over a certain period of time.

• Flexibility

• Muscular Endurance

• Mind/Body Vitality

• Muscular Strength

The range of motion of muscle and connective tissue at a joint or group of joints.

• Mind/Body Vitality

• Muscular Strength

• Muscular Endurance

• Flexibility

The ability to move quickly from one position to another straight line.

• Agility

• Coordination

• Speed

• Power

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The ability to exert force in the shortest amount of time.

• Power

• Reaction Time

• Balance

• Agility

The ability of the body to change direction quickly.

• Speed

• Balance

• Agility

• Coordination

How quickly you respond to a stimulus and activate a response.

• Flexibility

• Reaction Time

• Coordination

• Agility

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Integration of hand or foot movements and an input of senses.

• Coordination

• Agility

• Power

• Speed

A gradual and systematic increase of the workload over a period of time will result in improvements in fitness without risk of injury.

• Diminishing Returns

• Progression

• Variation

• Specificity