NTDT310 Study Guide - Final Guide: Adrenal Gland, Maltose, Zone Diet
11 Jan 2017
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Risk factor: a health behavior associated with a given disease: family history, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poor dietary habits, physical inactivity. Physical fitness: set of abilities individuals possess to perform specific types of physical activity: health- related fitness components. Other: blood pressure, bone strength, postural control and. Physical activity: any movement caused by muscle contraction that results in balance, markers of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism caloric expenditure: unstructured physical activity: normal, daily physical activities or. Activities of daily living (adl) that are not planned as exercise. Climbing stairs, gardening, dancing, games: structured physical activity: planned exercise programs designed to enhance physical fitness (referred to as exercise) Basic principles of exercise training: overload. Adaptation body makes based on specific exercise overload: progression. As body adapts to overload, overload must be increased to achieve additional benefits: specificity. Specific adaptations/changes the body makes in response to the type of exercise and overload.
