Health Sciences 1001A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Endurance Training, Physical Fitness
9 Apr 2020
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Physical fitness: the body"s ability to respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort. Health-related components of fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance: ability to perform prolonged, large-muscle, dynamic exercise at moderate to high intensity, factors that influence cardiorespiratory endurance: The lungs" ability to deliver oxygen to the bloodstream. The ability of the nervous system and blood vessels to regulate blood flow. Size of muscle cells: ability of muscles to store fuel. Physical activity and exercise for health and fitness. Physical activity on a continuum of energy they require. Exercise: refers to a subset of physical activity that is planned, structured, and has repetitive. Physical activity: any body movement carried out by the skeletal muscles and requiring energy. Different types of physical activity can be arranged on a continuum based on the amount. Essential to health and confers wide-ranging health benefits. Levels of fitness depend on physiological factors such as the heart"s ability to pump.
