FSN 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Solanine, Carcinogen, Cassava

• School: University of Maine
• Department: Food Science and Nutrition
• Course: FSN 101
• Professor: Andrea Laflamme

Document Summary

People who regularly engage in moderate physical activity live longer, healthier lives on average than those who are sedentary. Despite the health benefits of physical activity, fewer than half if the adults in the us are sufficiently active to maintain their weight and protect their health. Physical activity that involves the body"s large muscles working at light to moderate intensity for a sustained period of time. Physical activity that develops muscle strength, power, endurance, and mass. In exercise, the degree of effort required to perform a give physical activity. The capacity of joints to move through a full range of motion. The ability of muscles to overcome physical resistance. Endurance : the ability of a muscle to contract repeatedly within a given time without becoming exhausted. Cardio respiratory endurance : the ability of the heart, lungs, and metabolism to sustain large-muscle exercise of moderate-to-high intensity for prolonged periods.