Chapter 6 Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Short for metabolic equivalent, the rate of energy expenditure at rest; 1 MET is the equivalent of a VO2 of 3.5 mL/kg/min.
  2. 6. In cardiorespiratory exercise, how hard a person has to exercise to improve or maintain fitness.
  3. 7. Iron-containing compound, found in red blood cells, that transports oxygen.
  4. 8. Form or type of exercise.
  5. 10. Tapering off an exercise session slowly.
  6. 11. A high-energy chemical compound that the body uses for immediate energy.
  7. 12. A type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement
  8. 13. Air sacs in the lungs where oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide (produced by the body) is released from the blood.
  9. 16. Smallest blood vessels carrying oxygenated blood to the tissues in the body.
Down
  1. 1. Individuals who exhibit improvements in fitness as a result of exercise training.
  2. 3. Number of times per week a person engages in exercise.
  3. 4. exercise that does not require oxygen to produce the necessary energy (ATP) to carry out the activity.
  4. 5. Structures within the cells where energy transformations take place.
  5. 9. The amount of oxygen the human body uses.
  6. 11. exercise that requires oxygen to produce the necessary energy (ATP) to carry out the activity.
  7. 14. Starting a workout slowly.
  8. 15. the intent of improving or maintaining one or more components of physical fitness.