Understanding Fitness and Physical Well-being
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Planned, structured, repetitive movement of the body designed to improve or maintain ______ __

physical fitness

Being physically fit means completing everyday tasks with the minimum possible ______ __

effort

A fit person can do school work, do duties at home, and have enough time to enjoy sports and other ______ __

leisure activities

Looking fit does not automatically mean being ______ __

<p>fit</p> Signup and view all the answers

When you follow your physical fitness program, it's important to remember that health is an individual attribute that varies from person to ______ __

<p>person</p> Signup and view all the answers

Age, sex, heredity, lifestyle patterns, exercise, and eating habits are some of the factors that ______ __

<p>influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

Coordination is the ability to effectively and efficiently control two or more body ______.

<p>parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

Power is the capacity to move rapidly across the ground or grab or throw the legs and ______ instantly.

<p>arms</p> Signup and view all the answers

Reaction time is the ability to respond rapidly to ______.

<p>stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

Speed is the capacity to apply full power in as much short time as ______.

<p>possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

Poor posture is common in both children and adults, usually caused by muscular ______.

<p>imbalance</p> Signup and view all the answers

It is essential that a specific warm up and cool down are included when designing an exercise ______.

<p>program</p> Signup and view all the answers

Doing physical activity at any skill level is good for everyone, as it requires energy from the ______.

<p>muscles</p> Signup and view all the answers

Physical exercise is defined as planned, systematic, repetitive, and intentional movement to develop or maintain physical ______.

<p>fitness</p> Signup and view all the answers

Physical exercise can be classified into four types: endurance, strength, balance, and ______.

<p>flexibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

Improving strength, flexibility, balance, and mobility through exercises keeps you active, mobile, and ______.

<p>feeling good</p> Signup and view all the answers

Body composition is a combination of fat and tissues in your body, including essential body fat, which helps shield internal organs and stocks fuel for ______.

<p>energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Storage body fat in body composition includes bone, water, muscle, organ, and ______.

<p>tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

A warm up is an exercise that gradually builds in intensity at the beginning of a ______

<p>workout</p> Signup and view all the answers

A typical warm up may include ______ exercise with a gradual increase in intensity.

<p>cardiovascular</p> Signup and view all the answers

The risk of injury can be reduced by about one ______ and the risk of severe injuries by as much as a half.

<p>third</p> Signup and view all the answers

This heating effect will allow the muscles and tendons to become more ______.

<p>extensible</p> Signup and view all the answers

Specific warm ups that mirror the activity about to take place will enhance ______ pathways.

<p>neural</p> Signup and view all the answers

Secretion of ______ fluid helps lubricate joints.

<p>synovial</p> Signup and view all the answers

Stretching can help improve ______ , which will have a positive effect on performance in physical activities.

<p>flexibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

Correct ______ should be maintained during stretches.

<p>posture</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dynamic stretches are seen to be the best way of preparing for ______.

<p>exercise</p> Signup and view all the answers

[Blank] stretches involve rapid bouncing movements, which lengthen the muscle to beyond its normal range with the use of momentum.

<p>Ballistic</p> Signup and view all the answers

Training is the act or science of bringing one to a condition of being physically fit for the performance of an athletic ______ or contest.

<p>exercise</p> Signup and view all the answers

The principle of Specificity states that the training must be customized to the needs of the ______ to improve fitness in the affected body parts.

<p>sport</p> Signup and view all the answers

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