KHSS 143 Study Guide - Final Guide: Coronary Artery Disease, Physical Fitness, Body Composition

• School: IUP
• Department: Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Science
• Course: KHSS 143
• Professor: trenney

Document Summary

Physical activity: any body movement carried out by the skeletal muscles and requiring energy. Exercise: planned, structured, repetitive movement of the body designed to improve or maintain physical fitness. Physical fitness: a set of physical attributes that allow the body to respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort. Improves cardiorespiratory function, efficiency of metabolism, body composition, helps prevent and manage chronic diseases, improves wellness, immune function, prevents injury, wellness over the life span. Cvd-high bp, blood fat levels, coronary heart disease, stroke. Overload- stress that is placed on the body to bring about change. Said principle (specific adaptation to impose demands)- many hearts to be strong then put stress on your heart. Cardiorespiratory endurance exercises- the (cid:271)od(cid:455)"s a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) to sustai(cid:374) e(cid:454)er(cid:272)ise over a period of time with elevated heart rate. Exercise intensity= % of max hr one must exercise at to produce over-load. Target hr formula- mhr- rhr x ei + rhr.