Chapter 6 Vocabulary

3. A set of recommendations developed by the government, health professionals, and policy makers to help Americans improve their health
5. chemicals found mainly in the brain that affect emotions and relieve pain
6. A quality that is measured by how much energy the body uses per minute during physical activity
7. How to find Max HR (Equation)
8. Type of fitness used to easily perform daily activities
11. Broad term that describes structured exercise as well as other activities that use energy
12. Fitness Fitness term that describes how efficiently the cardio-respiratory system and respiratory system deliver oxygen to the muscles
13. The quality of bending easily without breaking
15. The heart rate to aim for while performing aerobic exercise that leads to optimal cardiorespiratory fitness; varies by age
17. Activity involving the use of oxygen to fuel processes in the body
18. Condition in which a female's menstrual cycle is abnormally absent
19. Different types of fitness, such as strength and flexibility
20. which states that exercising a particular component leads to improvements in the fitness of only that component
22. Training in different activities to improve performance in a sport and reduce the risk of injury
23. The body's ability to meet daily physical demands
24. Term that describes a type of physical activity that is planned, structured, and purposeful

1. The ability to quickly change the body's momentum and direction
2. Standard which states that gradual increase of physical demand on the body will improve fitness
4. Activities such as sitting or lying down that use very little energy
9. Type of fitness that improves a person's performance in a particular sport
10. A health problem characterized by three conditions
14. Principle which states that FITT factors should be increased over time to improve fitness
16. A measure of flexibility that tells how far a joint or body part can be moved
21. Activity occurring in the absence of oxygen