Atrophy - Correct Answer Shrinkage of muscles as a result of little or no exercise.
Hypertrophy - Correct Answer Tissues/muscles gaining in strength due to overload.
What are the 5 components of fitness? - Correct Answer 1) Cardiorespiratory Endurance
2) Muscular Strength
3) Muscular Endurance
4) Flexibility
5) Body Composition
Muscular Strength vs. Muscular Endurance - Correct Answer Muscular strength is the amount
of force that a muscle can exert with a single maximum effort.
Muscular endurance is the ability to sustain a given level of muscle tension.
Motor Fitness - Correct Answer Speed, agility, eye-hand coordination, eye-foot coordination.
Mostly inherited but can be developed over time
VO2 Max - Correct Answer Measures how much oxygen is consumed by a person per minute of
exercise.
True or False: A person who is fit will be able to store more oxygen from the air as compared
with unfit people. - Correct Answer TRUE. The fitter a muscle, the more oxygen it draws from
the blood because of increased myoglobin.
VO2 Difference - Correct Answer Oxygen content of blood in arteries minus oxygen content in
blood of veins.
, Calculate your MAX HR & HR range. - Correct Answer 220-your age
Lower limit= x .5
Upper limit= x .85
Anaerobic Training - Correct Answer Activities undertaken without oxygen that cannot be
sustained for long periods of time.
Examples: weight lifting, sprinting
Which muscle fibers does anaerobic training rely on? - Correct Answer Fast twitch muscle
fibers
Aerobic Training - Correct Answer Ability of the body to perform exercise over an extended
period of time in the presence of oxygen.
Examples: Cycling, marathon running
Which muscle fibers does aerobic training rely on? - Correct Answer Slow twitch muscle fibers.
Abduction - Correct Answer Actions that are going AWAY from the midline of the body.
(Aliens abduct you and take you AWAY)
Adduction - Correct Answer Movements going TOWARD the midline.
Agility - Correct Answer Component of fitness which enables a person to move, change
direction & position of the body quickly. It is inherited and cannot be improved to a large
extend.
Agonist - Correct Answer The muscle directly responsible for movement at a joint.