Personal Fitness

Personal Fitness Exam

15 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Behavior
The way a person conducts himself or herself: the factor most responsible for determining total fitness
Cardiovascular Disease
Disease of the heart and blood vessels
Cholesterol
A waxy, fatty-like material used by the body in a variety of chemical processes
Environment
The cultural and social conditions that surround and influence you
Gender
A person's sex (male or female)
Health
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
Health-Related Physical Fitness
Those aspects of fitness vital to well-being: cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition
Heredity
Qualities and potentialities genetically passed on by a person's ancestors
High Blood Pressure/Hypertension
When blood pressure is usually higher than normal, exceeding 140/90
Obesity
Having an excess amount of fat on the body
Physical Fitness
The ability to attain certain physical attributes
Risk Factors
Those things which affect your chances of developing a disease or a health problem
Sedentary
Inactive; a sedentary lifestyle is one in which most time is spent sitting or lying down, rather than in physical activity
Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Those aspects of fitness which form the basis for successful sports participation-agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed
Wellness
Quality of life which includes untellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social fitness