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Do you
know the meaning of fitness? Slimtree’s
Health and Fitness Information Page
Answers That question and Many More.
On this
page are terms commonly connected with
fitness information you may have heard
before or may know nothing about. Having
helpful health information is just as,
if not more important at times than just
being healthy. Regardless of the level
of your fitness program having the
proper health information can mean the
difference between knowing if what
you’re doing is correct or relying on
common misconceptions related to health
and fitness information.
The
following terms are commonly used in the
discussion of
exercise and physical
activity.
Calorie
A measure of energy from food (3,500
kilocalories of food energy = 1 pound of
body weight). Also the amount of heat
required to raise the temperature of 1
gram of water 1° C (1000 calories = 1
kilocalorie). An interesting fact: When
we see "Calories" on a food
label it is actually measuring
kilocalories
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Cardiorespiratory fitness(also called aerobic
endurance or aerobic fitness)
Cardiorespiratory endurance is the
ability of the body's circulatory and
respiratory systems to supply fuel and
oxygen during sustained physical
activity.
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Exercise
Exercise is physical activity that is
planned or structured. It involves
repetitive bodily movement done to
improve or maintain one or more of the
components of physical fitness—cardiorespiratory
endurance (aerobic fitness), muscular
strength, muscular endurance,
flexibility, and body composition.
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Household physical activity
Household physical activity includes
(but is not limited to) activities such
as sweeping floors, scrubbing, washing
windows, and raking the lawn.
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Inactivity
Inactivity is not engaging in any
regular pattern of physical activity
beyond daily functioning.
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Kilocalorie
The amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of 1 kg of water 1° C.
Kilocalorie is the ordinary calorie
discussed in food or exercise
energy-expenditure tables and food
labels.
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Leisure-time physical activity
Leisure-time physical activity is
exercise, sports, recreation, or hobbies
that are not associated with activities
as part of one's regular job duties,
household, or transportation.
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Moderate-intensity physical activity
Moderate-intensity physical activity
refers to a level of effort in which a
person should experience:
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Some
increase in breathing or heart rate
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a
"perceived exertion" of 11
to 14 on the Borg
scale
-
the
effort a healthy individual might
expend while walking briskly,
mowing the lawn, dancing,
swimming, or bicycling on level
terrain, for example.
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3
to 6 metabolic
equivalents (METs); or
-
any
activity that burns 3.5 to 7
Calories per minute (kcal/min)
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Occupational physical activity
Occupational physical activity is
completed regularly as part of one's
job. It includes activities such as
walking, hauling, lifting, pushing,
carpentry, shoveling, and packing boxes.
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Physical activity
Physical activity is any bodily movement
produced by skeletal muscles that result
in an expenditure of energy.
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Physical fitness
Physical fitness is a set of attributes
a person has in regards to a person's
ability to perform physical activities
that require aerobic fitness, endurance,
strength, or flexibility and is
determined by a combination of regular
activity and genetically inherited
ability.
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Regular physical activity
A pattern of physical activity is
regular if activities are performed:
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most
days of the week, preferably daily;
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5
or more days of the week if
moderate-intensity activities (in
bouts of at least 10 minutes for a
total of at least 30 minutes per
day); or
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3
or more days of the week if
vigorous-intensity activities (for
at least 20-60 minutes per session).
Note:
These are minimum recommendations.
Greater health outcomes can be achieved
by doing additional types activities
and/or increasing time spent doing
activities.
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Transportation physical activity
Transportation physical activity is
walking, biking or wheeling (for
wheelchair users), or similar activities
to and from places such as: work,
school, place of worship, and stores.
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Vigorous-intensity physical activity
Vigorous-intensity physical activity may
be intense enough to represent a
substantial challenge to an individual
and refers to a level of effort in which
a person should experience:
-
large
increase in breathing or heart rate
(conversation is difficult or
“broken”)
-
a
"perceived exertion" of 15
or greater on the Borg
scale;
-
the
effort a healthy individual might
expend while jogging, mowing the
lawn with a nonmotorized pushmower,
participating in high-impact
aerobic dancing, swimming
continuous laps, or bicycling
uphill, carrying more than 25 lbs
up a flight of stairs, standing or
walking with more than 50 lbs for
example.
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greater
than 6 metabolic
equivalents (METs); or
-
any
activity that burns more than 7
kcal/ min
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Weight-bearing physical activity
Any physical activity that imparts a
load or impact (such as jumping or
skipping) on the skeleton.
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References
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Physical activity and health: a
report of the Surgeon General.
Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, 1996.
Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/terms/index.htm
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