KINE 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pilates, Strength Training, One-Repetition Maximum
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Physical activity: all body movements produced by the skeletal muscles resulting in substantial increase in energy expenditure. Exercise: planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain components of physical fitness. Physical fitness: the ability to perform regular moderate to vigorous levels of physical activity without excessive fatigue. Equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity. Do as much physical activity as their condition allows. 60+ min of moderate- or vigorous-intensity physical activity daily. Ability to sustain aerobic whole-body activity for a prolonged period of time. Maximum force able to be exerted by single contraction of a muscle or muscle group. Ability to perform muscle contractions repeatedly without fatiguing. Ability to move joints freely through their full range of motion. The relative proportions of fat mass and fat-free mass in the body. Improves movement and decreases risk of musculoskeletal injury. Reduces risk for / reverses type ii diabetes by controlling blood glucose.
