Kinesiology 2000A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Skeletal Muscle, Human Musculoskeletal System, Cardiac Muscle

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2000A/B
• Professor: Stephanie Paplinkskie

Document Summary

Chapter 4 - building muscular strength and endurance. Muscular fitness is the ability of your musculoskeletal system to perform daily and recreational activities without undue fatigue and injury. Muscular fitness involves have adequate muscular strength and endurance. Muscular strength is the ability of a muscle group of muscles to contract with maximal force. It describes how strong a muscle is or how much force it can exert. Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle to contract repeatedly over an extended period of time. You can build muscular strength and endurance through resistance training. Resistance exercises stress the body"s musculoskeletal system, which enlarges muscle fibers and improves neural control of muscle function, resulting in greater muscle strength and endurance. Moves the skeleton and generates body heat. Which exists only in the heart and pumps blood through the body. Lines some internal organs and moves food through the stomach and intestines.