BPK 140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Shin Splints, Sprained Ankle, Human Musculoskeletal System
18 Feb 2016
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Current lifestyle spent much seated, physical activity "ing. Not a lot are meeting the health requirements: 150min/week of moderate-vigorous physical activity. 49% canadian were moderately active self-reporting of physical activity but self-reporting is false. Physical fitness: extent to which your body can respond to physical effort. Exercise: planned, structured, repetitive physical activity to maintain/improve physical fitness. Activity: voluntary movement that uses up calories. Health-related fitness: 4 components: endurance, flexibility, strength, body composition. Other aspects included in performance-related fitness, but not to maintain healthy. Aerobic fitness: most important health-related component rhythmic, sustained movements of large muscle groups. Running improvement of vital organs: associated to delayed all-cause mortality, cognitive func"n, energy, feelings. How long will you live w/o exercise: population data states that exercising regularly life expectancy. Resistance training: density, strength of muscle, bone, tendon, ligament tissue=more tissues more resistant to injury. Musculoskeletal fitness: improves ability to perform daily activities mobility, functional independence=reduce falls which cause complications especially in elderly.
