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