HES 2913 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tablespoon, Carbohydrate, Glycerol

• School: University of Oklahoma
• Department: Health and Exercise Sci
• Course: HES 2913
• Professor: Bogda

Document Summary

Physical fitness: the body"s ability to respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort. Cardiorespiratory endurance- ability to perform prolonged, large-muscle, dynamic exercise at moderate to high intensity. Muscular strength- amount of force a muscle can produce with a single maximum effort. Muscular endurance- ability to resist fatigue and sustain a given level of muscle tension. Flexibility- ability of joints to move through their full range of motion. Body composition- proportion of fat and fat-free mass (muscle, bone, and water) in the body. Skill-related components of fitness- speed, power, agility, balance, coordination and reaction time. Physical activity: any body movement carried out by the skeletal muscles and requiring. Exercise: planned, structured, repetitive movement of the body intended specifically to improve or maintain physical fitness. Fitness: a person must perform enough physical activity to stress the body and cause long-term physiological changes to develop fitness. 150 minutes moderate/75 minutes vigorous for health benefits.