Vocabulary Practice

A unit commonly used to measure the energy content of foods and beverages as well as energy use by the body.

Movement that is carried out by the skeletal muscles that require In other words, any movement one does is actually physical activity.

Movement of the body that uses energy that is planned, structured, repetitive, and purposive.

Something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way.

How much work (force, weight, or the magnitude of the effort) is required to perform an activity or exercise.

The chemical processes by which a plant or an animal uses food, water, etc., to grow and heal and to make energy.

The rate of energy usage over a period of time by humans/animals at rest.

How long (how much time) you spend doing an activity in one session

Exercises when the body’s large muscles move in a rhythmic manner for a sustained period of time (similar to cardiorespiratory endurance)^.

Exercises that make muscles do more work than usual by holding against an applied force or weight.