KNES 210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pulmonary Artery, Parasympathetic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System
19 Sep 2016
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Physical fitness: the ability to meet life"s daily demands, without undue fatigue, while maintaining sufficient energy for leisure time pursuits and to overcome emergency situations that may arise personally or professionally. Health related components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance (aerobic capacity): ability to take in and deliver o2 to the working muscles in order to produce energy and sustain activity, muscular strength and endurance. Muscular strength: maximal force a muscle can produce. Muscular endurance: sustain sub-max force: flexibility: the ability to use the available range of motion at a given joint, body composition: the ratio of fat to lean tissue is associated with physical performance as well as health. Skill related components of fitness: anaerobic capacity: ability to perform short bouts (up to 2 minutes) of maximal intensity effort (sprinting, muscular power: the ability to generate force quickly. Power = force x velocity: balance: stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of your base of support.
