PE

The ability of the body to change directions quickly and easily.

Short-lasting, high intensity activity, where your body’s demand for oxygen exceeds the oxygen supply available. Ex. Sprinting a 100-yard dash.

The body’s ability to supply enough oxygen during continuous exercise-to keep the heart rate in the target zone.

A condition in which the airways narrow and swell and produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.

A kind of coordination which allows you to maintain control of your body while stationary or moving.

The amount of fat in the body compared to the amount of lean mass (muscle, bones, etc.)

A group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body

A measure of how well the heart, lungs and circulatory system do their job

Cancer, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, Asthma, and Diabetes

Mild exercise after a workout that allow the body and heart rate to return to normal

The ability to use the senses to produce smooth and accurate movements

The major blood vessels that supply the heart with blood, oxygen and nutrients become damaged or diseased, Ex, Plaque build-up narrowing of the coronary arteries thus causing a decrease in blood flow to the heart.

A serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin thus causing elevated levels of glucose in the blood.

The ability of the joints to move in their full range of motion.

How often a person exercises. Ex. Exercise at least three times a week.

Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion and Heat Cramps.

A body condition usually caused by a lack of fluids and excessive heat. Symptoms are paleness, weakness, heavy perspiration and skin cool to the touch.

Sudden cramping of the muscles caused by excessive loss of body fluids

A serious condition resulting from prolonged exposure to high temperatures and the body being unable to cool itself. Symptoms include dry, flushed skin, high body temperature and high pulse rate.

High blood pressure. Ex. The force of blood pumping through your arteries is too strong.

How hard a person exercises. Ex. Physical activity must be intense enough to require more exertion than normal to produce benefits.

Increasing heart rate to 50%-65% of maximum. Activity that expends 3.5 to 7 calories per minute. Ex. Walking at a 15-20 minute mile pace.

The ability of the muscles to work at a low-medium level over a long time.

The ability of the muscles to do high levels of work over a short time.

Influence on a peer group, observers, or individual exerts that encourage others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to groups.

The ability to combine strength and speed in a movement

One must do more physical activity than normal to increase fitness. (Ex: doing more push-ups to increase muscular endurance.)

The time required to start a movement after being alerted to the need to move.

To become better at a particular exercise or skill, you must perform that exercise or skill. Training must go from highly general training to highly specific training.

The ability to move quickly from one point to another.

The ability to control the amount of tension, strain, or anxiety.

The most desirable rate at which the heart should be beating to achieve a cardiorespiratory training effect.

Count your pulse for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 to find your beats per minute. You want to stay between 50 percent to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate.

There is an optimal level of overload that should be achieved, and an optimal time frame for this overload to occur. A gradual increase of the workload over a period of time will result in improvements in fitness without risk of injury.

How long a person exercises. Ex. Physical activity must be done for an adequate length of time to be effective.

The type of exercise.

The pancreas makes little or no insulin, so the cells in the body cannot function properly. Type 1 diabetes must take insulin by injection or pump, in order to survive.

A chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose), your body’s important source of fuel. Type 2 diabetes increasingly affects children as childhood obesity increases. There’s no cure for Type 2 diabetes, but you may manage the condition by eating well, exercising and maintaining a healthy weight. If diet and exercise is not enough to manage the body’s sugar, medication or insulin will be needed.

Exercise intense enough to cause sweating and/or heavy breathing, and or increase of heart rate to near maximum (70%-85% of maximum heart rate). Ex. Brisk walking, lap swimming, rollerblading, running, shoveling snow, singles tennis, etc.

Light exercise to prepare your body for more vigorous exercise (workout).