Principles of Exercise & Wellness Vocab Unit 1: Building a Foundation

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  1. 3. parts of fitness that help a person perform well in sports and activities requiring certain skills; the parts include agility, balance, coordination, reaction time, and speed
  2. 4. ability to use use your senses together with your body parts or to use two or more body parts together
  3. 6. ability to use your muscles many times without tiring
  4. 8. positive component of health that involves having a good quality of life and a good sense of well-being
  5. 9. the part of the physical activity program during which a person does activities to improve fitness
  6. 11. performing the skills to be used in an activity to prepare the body for the activity
  7. 12. way of preparing for physical activity using flexibility exercises performed after several minutes of general exercise
  8. 16. amount of time it takes to move once you recognize the need to act
  9. 19. dynamic movement exercises that increase body temperature and get muscles ready for more vigorous exercise; can serve as or part of the general warm up
  10. 21. maximal amount of force your muscles can produce
  11. 22. health problem caused partly by lack of physical activity
  12. 23. capacity of your body systems to work together efficiently to allow you to be healthy and effectively perform activities of daily living
  13. 25. percentage of body weight that is made up of fat
  14. 26. proportion of body tissues, including muscle, bone, body fat, and other tissues that make up your body
  15. 28. freedom from disease and a state of optimal physical, emotional-mental, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being (wellness)
  16. 29. overall condition of a person
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  1. 1. parts of physical fitness that help a person stay healthy; includes cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular endurance, strength, power, and body composition
  2. 2. 5-10 minutes of light to moderate intensity physical activity that prepares your body for more intense exercise
  3. 5. series of activities that prepares the body for more vigorous exercise
  4. 7. capacity to function effectively when performing normal daily tasks
  5. 10. ability to use your joints fully through a wide range of motion without injury
  6. 13. ability to control your body’s movements and change body position quickly
  7. 14. ability to exercise your entire body for a long time without stopping
  8. 15. exercises done using all or part of the body weight as resistance
  9. 17. ability to maintain an upright posture while standing still or moving
  10. 18. ability to perform a movement or cover a distance in a short time
  11. 20. activity performed after a workout to help you recover
  12. 24. satisfaction with your current life status
  13. 27. capacity to use strength quickly; involves both strength and speed