HEED-110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Coronary Circulation, Active Living
3 Feb 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Muscular strength: the amount of force a muscle can produce with a single maximum effort. Muscular endurance: the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to remain contracted or to contract repeatedly for a long time. Five basic components of physical fitness most important to health are: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition. Exercise improves the functioning of the heart and the ability of the cardiorespiratory system to (cid:272)arr(cid:455) o(cid:454)(cid:455)ge(cid:374) to the (cid:271)od(cid:455)"s tissues. It also i(cid:374)(cid:272)reases the effi(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) of the (cid:271)od(cid:455)"s (cid:373)eta(cid:271)olis(cid:373) a(cid:374)d improves bod composition. Exercise lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease by improving blood fat levels, reducing high blood pressure, and interfering with the disease process that causes coronary artery blockage. Rest, ice, compression, and elevation (r. i. c. e) are treatments for muscle and joint injuries. You can develop cardiorespiratory endurance through activities that involve continuous rhythmic movements of large muscle groups, such as the legs.
