Across
- 5. Total ability of the body to use oxygen efficiently
- 8. Sustained, moderately hard pace during training
- 11. Another term for heart-focused endurance exercise
- 13. Maintaining a constant pace for an extended period
- 15. Time needed for muscles to repair and replenish energy
- 16. Maintaining adequate water intake during training
- 18. Force that muscles work against, often in strength training
- 19. Exercises that increase heart rate and use oxygen efficiently
- 22. Alternating periods of high and low intensity training
- 24. Planned variations in training to optimize performance
- 25. Maximum oxygen uptake during intense exercise
Down
- 1. Physical or mental energy to sustain prolonged effort
- 2. Ability to sustain physical activity over time
- 3. The process of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide
- 4. Byproduct that can build up in muscles during intense activity
- 6. Using different exercises to improve overall fitness
- 7. Jumping exercises to increase power and speed
- 9. Ability of muscles to perform repeated contractions
- 10. Low-intensity activity after exercise to aid recovery
- 12. Excessive training without adequate rest
- 14. Machine used for running indoors
- 17. Gentle activity before intense exercise to prevent injury
- 20. Swedish term for “speed play” in running workouts
- 21. Number of beats per minute, indicator of intensity
- 23. Short, intense activity that does not rely on oxygen