Ch. 6 Physical Fitness Vocabulary

A type of fitness used to easily perform daily activities

• Health-related fitness

• Skill-related fitness

• Muscular endurance

• Flexibility training

The heart rate to aim for while performing aerobic exercise that leads to optimal cardiorespiratory fitness, varies by age

• Target Heart Rate

• Maximum Heart Rate

• Resting Heart Rate

• Average Heart Rate

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

• Flexibility Index

• Range of Motion

• Joint Mobility

• Body Extension

Standard which states that FITT factors should be increased over time to improve fitness

• Progression Principle

• Reversibility Principle

• Specificity Principle

• Overload Principle

Standard which states that exercising a particular component leads to improvements in the fitness of only that component

• Specificity Principle

• Progressive Overload

• Reversibility Principle

• Individual Differences

A quality that is measured by how much energy the body uses per minute during physical activity

• Intensity

• Duration

• Frequency

• Type

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

• Physical Activity

• Nutrition

• Sedentary Lifestyle

• Mental Health

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

• Skill-related fitness

• Cardiovascular fitness

• Muscular endurance

• Flexibility

The body's ability to meet daily physical demands

• Fitness

• Health

• Strength

• Endurance

Activity involving the use of oxygen to fuel processes in the body

• Anaerobic

• Aerobic

• Fermentation

• Metabolism