Principles of Lifetime Fitness Exam
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Hypertrophy - ✔✔The enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its
cells
Essential Fat - ✔✔Body fat needed for normal physiological functions
Wellness - ✔✔The constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest
potential for well-being
RM zone - ✔✔A range of repetitions that are to be performed maximally during one set
Overload principle - ✔✔Training concept holding that the demand placed on a body
system must be increased systematically and progressively over time to cause
physiological adaptation
Physical activity - ✔✔Bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires
energy expenditure and produces progressive health benefits.
BMI (Body max index) - ✔✔Incorporates height and weight to estimate critical fat
values at which risk for disease increase.
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, Specificity of training - ✔✔A principle holding that for a muscle to increase in strength
or endurance, the training program must be specific.
Cardiorespiratory endurance - ✔✔Ability of the lungs, heart, and blood vessels to
deliver adequate amounts of oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged
physical activity
Chronic diseases - ✔✔Illness that develop and last over a long time
Muscular Strength - ✔✔Ability to exert maximum force against resistance
Locus of Control - ✔✔The extent to which a person believes that he or she can influence
the external environment
Contraindicated exercises - ✔✔Exercises that are not recommended because they pose
potentially high risk for injury
Hypokinetic diseases - ✔✔Diseases related to a lack of physical activity
Lean body mass - ✔✔Nonfat component of the body
Plyometric training - ✔✔A form of exercise that requires forceful jumps or springing off
the ground immediately after landing from a previous jump
Isometric Exercise - ✔✔Strength training with muscle contraction that produces little or
no movement.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Hypertrophy - ✔✔The enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its
cells
Essential Fat - ✔✔Body fat needed for normal physiological functions
Wellness - ✔✔The constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest
potential for well-being
RM zone - ✔✔A range of repetitions that are to be performed maximally during one set
Overload principle - ✔✔Training concept holding that the demand placed on a body
system must be increased systematically and progressively over time to cause
physiological adaptation
Physical activity - ✔✔Bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires
energy expenditure and produces progressive health benefits.
BMI (Body max index) - ✔✔Incorporates height and weight to estimate critical fat
values at which risk for disease increase.
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, Specificity of training - ✔✔A principle holding that for a muscle to increase in strength
or endurance, the training program must be specific.
Cardiorespiratory endurance - ✔✔Ability of the lungs, heart, and blood vessels to
deliver adequate amounts of oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged
physical activity
Chronic diseases - ✔✔Illness that develop and last over a long time
Muscular Strength - ✔✔Ability to exert maximum force against resistance
Locus of Control - ✔✔The extent to which a person believes that he or she can influence
the external environment
Contraindicated exercises - ✔✔Exercises that are not recommended because they pose
potentially high risk for injury
Hypokinetic diseases - ✔✔Diseases related to a lack of physical activity
Lean body mass - ✔✔Nonfat component of the body
Plyometric training - ✔✔A form of exercise that requires forceful jumps or springing off
the ground immediately after landing from a previous jump
Isometric Exercise - ✔✔Strength training with muscle contraction that produces little or
no movement.
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