Lifetime Wellness - chapter 3 vocabulary

the ability to move your body parts through their full range of motion

• cardiovascular endurance

• muscular strength

• body composition

• muscular endurance

• flexibility

ratio of body fat to lean body tissue

• cardiovascular endurance

• muscular strength

• body composition

• muscular endurance

• flexibility

the ability of your muscles to perform physical tasks over a period of time without tiring

• cardiovascular endurance

• muscular strength

• body composition

• muscular endurance

• flexibility

the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the working muscles

• cardiovascular endurance

• muscular strength

• body composition

• muscular endurance

• flexibility

the amount of force your muscles can exert

• cardiovascular endurance

• muscular strength

• body composition

• muscular endurance

• flexibility

the ability to handle the physical demands of everyday life without becoming overly tired

• physical fitness

• calories

• metabolism

all rhythmic activities that use large muscle groups for an extended period of time

• anaerobic exercise

• aerobic exercise

intense short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they produce energy without using oxygen

• anaerobic exercise

• aerobic exercise

units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body

• physical fitness

• calories

• metabolism

the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

• physical fitness

• calories

• metabolism