EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS

The target heart rate must be maintained for ______ minutes for aerobic exercise to be beneficial.

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What is cardiorespiratory fitness?

Cardiorespiratory fitness is the ability of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to efficiently transfer oxygen and nutrients to skeletal muscles.

What is involved in physical fitness?

Physical fitness involves the optimal functioning of the circulatory, respiratory, and muscular systems. Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition are measurements of physical fitness.

In addition to nutrition, exercise is an important means of maintaining your health.

True

an energy molecule produced when oxygen reacts with glucose

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

exercise that requires the use of oxygen to produce energy

aerobic

One of the best ways to improve cardiorespiratory fitness is to participate in _____.

aerobic exercise

exercise that does not require the use of oxygen to metabolize energy

anaerobic

Regular exercise will enable you to perform daily tasks with an increased amount of _______.

energy

The 5 means of measuring physical fitness are: Cardio-respiratory, muscular, endurance, composition and _____.

flexibility

According to the text, the basis for physical fitness is _______ habits.

good eating

a product of anaerobic exercise

lactic acid

According to the text, one way to measure an individual's cardiorespiratory fitness is to measure the ________.

resting heart rate