KINES 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: National Institutes Of Health, Goniometer, Body Mass Index

• School: American River College
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINES 300
• Professor: Kiefer

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Calculated by dividing body weight (in kilograms) by the square of the person"s height (in meters) Bmi of 30 or more = obese. People with a bmi of 25 or above are considered at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, gallbladder disease, cancer, and death. Measurements inaccurate for extremely muscular athletes & pregnant women. The ability of circulatory & respiratory systems to supply fuel during sustained exercise. The ability of the body to perform prolonged, large muscle, dynamic exercise at moderate to high levels of intensity. Measure of heart"s ability to pump oxygen-rich blood to the working muscles during exercise. Measure of muscles" ability to take up and use the delivered o2 to produce the energy needed to continue exercising. Must have fit heart muscle capable of pumping large amounts of blood. Blood must be capable of carrying large amounts of o2. Muscles must be capable of using the o2 brought by the blood to produce atp.