Health: Exercise and Physical fitness

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

12

The 5 means of measuring physical fitness are:

Cardio-respiratory, muscular, endurance, composition and flexibility

lactic acid

a product of anaerobic exercise

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

aerobic exercises

duration

amount of time needed to perform an exercise

ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

an energy molecule produced when oxygen reacts with glucose

Endomorph

are short and stout.

flexibility

demonstrates the possible range of motion of muscles, joints, and ligaments.

Your body composition can be changed by altering two factors,

dieting and exercise

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

energy

Anaerobic

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

aerobic

exercise that requires the use of oxygen to produce energy

The basis for physical fitness is

good eating habits

Mesomorph

have bodies that are of normal height and are well built.

ectomorph

have bodies that are tall and thin.

Frequency

how often an exercise is performed

The most technical means of measuring body fat is called

hydrostatic weighting

Strength

is the ability of a muscle to exert force.

intensity

level of effort needed to perform an exercise

You can keep your body healthy by participating in _____ activity.

physical

Body composition

ratio of body fat to lean body tissue

one way to measure an individual's cardiorespiratory fitness is to measure the

resting heart rate

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

true

To increase the amount of slow twitch fibers in a muscle, you need to exercise at low intensity for increasingly longer periods of time.

true

mode

type of exercise