| A | B |
| Tone | A degree of tension or firmness, as of muscle |
| Aerobic | Allowing sufficient amounts of oxygen to be delivered to the muscles |
| Anaerobic | Working in the absence of adequate amounts of oxygen being delivered to the muscles |
| Isotonic | Exercise in which muscles contract, but very little body movement takes places |
| Isometric | Building muscle strength using resistance without joint movement |
| Isokinetic | Building muscle strength using resistance with joint movement |
| Obesity | Overweight to the point of injuring health |
| Calisthenics | Light gymnastic exercise designed to promote good health by developing strength and grace |
| Cardiorespiratory | Of or relating to the heart and the respiratory system |
| Presidential Physical Fitness Award (PPFA) | An award earned by achieving a standard of 8.5 percent or higher on the Presidential Physical Fitness Test |
| Pull-ups | An exercise that consists of pulling the body up from a dead-weight hanging position on a bar to having the chin clear of the bar |
| V-sit reach | One of the five events of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test that consists of stretching a number of inches past an established baseline |
| Shuttle run | One of the five events of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test that consists of a run back and forth between two points 30 feet apart |
| Flexed-arm hang | An alternative event for the pull-up in the Presidential Physical Fitness Test |