Across
- 1. activity: An activity that uses large muscles and is done at a moderate, steady pace for long periods. The heart and lungs can meet the muscles’ oxygen needs throughout an aerobic activity.
- 4. The phase after exercise when glycogen levels are replenished to pre-exercise levels.
- 5. aid: Any substances designed to enhance strength and endurance.
- 11. acid: A product formed in the muscles because of the incomplete breakdown of glucose during anaerobic activity.
- 12. An abnormal cessation of menstrual periods.
Down
- 2. Salts and minerals that can conduct electrical impulses in the body. Common human electrolytes are sodium chloride, potassium, and calcium.
- 3. loading: A technique used by endurance athletes to trick the muscles into storing more glycogen for extra energy.
- 5. A substance that causes vomiting.
- 6. A substance that increases urine production.
- 7. The body’s storage form of glucose.
- 8. activity: An activity in which the muscles are using oxygen faster than the heart and lungs can deliver it.
- 9. Athlete Triad: A set of three related medical problems – disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis – common among female athletes.
- 10. index: A measure of the speed at which various carbohydrates are digested into glucose, absorbed, and enter the bloodstream.
- 13. management: Conscious consideration of the relationship between energy intake from food and energy output from exercise.