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Health Related Fitness Terms (5th-7th)

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flexibility (def)ability to bend, stretch through full range of motion
aerobic fitness (def)Ability of heart, lungs, and muscles to perform over sustained period of time
synonyms to aerobic fitnesscardio exercise/cardio-vascular exercise
body compostion (def)ratio of lean mass to fat/ what body is composed of
muscular strength (def)strongest force possible muscles produce/max effort
muscular endurance (def)moving body repeatedly without getting tired
FITT PrincipleFrequency-Intensity-Type-Time
Isometric exercisesmuscles flex with no movement
Isotonic exercisesmuscles flex resulting in movement
static stretchholding a muscle in a stretched position
balistic stretchmuscle is slowly moved through range of motion for stretch
progressiongradual increase of exercise through FITT
specificitytype/kind of exercise being done
Frequencyhow often (days in a week) working health-related fitness components
Timehow long an activity takes
Intensityhow hard muscles work in an activity
warm-upgets body ready for activity/includes stretching after muscles are warm
cool-downhelps the body slow down after activity/includes slow steady stretching
overload principlebody must perform beyond normal to improve body function/fitness


Coldwater Junior High School
Coldwater, OH

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