Ch4 Vocab pg1

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Physical Activity

any form of movement that causes your body to use energy

Physical Fitness

the ablility to carry out daily task easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpectedly demands

Sedentary lifestyle

a way of life that involves little physical activity

Osteoporosis

a condidtion characterized by a decrease in bone density, producing porous and fragile bones

Metabolism

the process by which your body gets energy from food

cardiorespiratory

the ablity of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to utilize and sendfuelandoxygentothebodys tissues during long periods of moderate-to-vig.

muscular strength

the amount of force a muscle can exert

muscle endurance

ablitly of muscles to preform physical tasks over a period of ti,e without being fatigued

flexiblity

the ablity to move a body part through a full range of motion