Chapter 12 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. sudden and sometimes painful contractions of the muscles
- 4. damage to the skin and tissues caused by extreme cold
- 5. the part of an exercise session when you are exercising at your highest peak
- 6. the amount of force your muscles can exert
- 7. gentle cardiovascular activity that prepares the muscles for work
- 9. all rhythmic activities that use large muscle groups for an extended period of time
- 12. overstretching and tearing a muscle
- 17. the ability to move your body parts through their full range of motion
- 18. choosing the right types of activities to improve a given element of fitness
- 20. intense, short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen
- 23. the number of times your heart beats per minute when you are not active
- 24. the ability of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels to send fuel and oxygen to your tissues during long periods of moderate to vigorous activity
Down
- 1. form of physical stress on the body caused by overheating
- 2. the ability of your muscles to perform physical tasks over a period of time without tiring
- 3. involving little physical activity
- 8. the ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands
- 10. dangerously low body temperature
- 11. any form of movement that causes your body to use energy
- 13. overworking the body
- 14. gradually increasing the demands on your body
- 15. purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive, and that improves or maintains physical fitness
- 16. dangerous condition in which the body loses its ability to cool itself through perspiration
- 19. exercising at a level that's beyond your regular daily activities
- 21. low-level activity that prepares your body to return to a resting state
- 22. injuries to the ligaments around a joint