Adaptation exercise
your body's physiological response to training
Aerobic exercise
a physical activity that uses your body's large muscle groups, is rhythmic and repetitive
Anaerobic exercise
short, fast, high-intensity exercises that don't make your body use oxygen like it does for cardio
Cardiovascular endurance
how well your heart and lungs can supply the oxygen you need while you exercise at medium to high intensity.
Cool down
to bring the body back to its normal physiological level after fast, vigorous exercise or activity by gradually slowing the pace of activity or by doing gentle exercises or stretches.
Delayed onset muscle soreness (D.O.M.S)
muscle pain that begins after you've worked out
Diminishing return
proportionally smaller profits or benefits derived from something as more money or energy is invested in it.
Eccentric exercise
slow, lengthening muscle contractions that are for a specific muscle.
Exercise heart rate
A person's active heart rate measures how fast the heart is beating while they exercise.
Exercise plateau
a period during a fitness routine when progress and performance seem to stall or level off, despite consistent efforts and dedication to the workouts.
F.I.T.T.E. principle
Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type should be used individualised to the clients needs
Flexibility
the ability to change or be changed easily according to the situation:
H.I.I.T. training
a type of interval training exercise
Isometric exercise
tightening (contractions) of a specific muscle or group of muscles
Muscular atrophy
the wasting or thinning of muscle mass.
Muscular contraction
the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity
Muscular endurance
the ability to continue contracting a muscle, or group of muscles, against resistance, such as weights or body weight, over a period of time
Muscular hypertrophy
an increase in muscle mass.
Muscular strength
the amount of force you can put out or the amount of weight you can lift.
Overload principle
in order to progress and improve, putting the body under additional stress beyond what is normal is key.
Plyometrics
exercise involving repeated rapid stretching and contracting of muscles
Range of motion
the extent or limit to which a part of the body can be moved around a joint or a fixed point
Repetitions
a thing repeated.
Resting heart rate
he number of times your heart beats per minute when you are at rest
Warm-up
a period or act of preparation for a game, performance, or exercise session, involving gentle exercise or practice.