PSYC 412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bone Density, Blood Sugar, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Physical activity: bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Physical exercise: physical activity that is planned, repetitive, purposeful in the sense that it is intended to improve or maintain one or more aspects of physical fitness aerobic and nonaerobic. Aerobic exercise: light-to-moderate-intensity exercise performed for an extended period of time; examples include swimming, cycling, running. Anaerobic exercise: high-intensity exercise performed for short periods of time; examples include weight training and sprinting. Basal metabolic rate (bmr): the minimum number of calories the body needs to maintain bodily functions while at rest. Calorie: a measure of food energy equivalent to the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius. Physical fitness: a set of attributes relating to the ability to perform physical activity that includes muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, and healthy body composition.
