HUN 2201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Performance-Enhancing Substance, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Aerobic Exercise

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Physical activity: any movement produced by muscles that increases energy expenditure: occupational, household, leisure-time and transportation activities, any activity not related to a person"s occupation includes competitive sports, recreational activities, and planned exercise training. Exercise: a subcategory of leisure-time physical activity; any activity that is purposeful, planned, and structured. Week 3: stretching: muscles are gently lengthening using slow, controlled movements (flexing, extending, and rotating you neck, limbs or extremities) Physical activity reduces our risk for chronic diseases: Reduces risk for obesity: maintains lean body mass and promotes more healthful levels of body fat, may help in appetite control, increase energy expenditure and use of fat as an energy source. Reduces our risk of type 2 diabetes: enhances the act of insulin; improves the cells" intake of glucose from the blood and improve blood glucose control in those with diabetes. May reduce our risk for colon cancer: enhances gastric motility; reduces transit time of potential cancer causing agents through the gut.

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