Exercise Vocab Flashcards

Adaptation occurs when you do new exercises or load your body in a different way, your body reacts by increasing its ability to cope with that new load.

Aerobic exercise is physical exercise of low to high intensity that depends primarily on the aerobic energy-generating process. "Aerobic" is defined as "relating to, involving, or requiring oxygen", and refers to the use of oxygen to meet energy demands during exercise via aerobic metabolism adequately

Anaerobic exercise is any exercise that doesn't use the oxygen in your body as its main source of energy. Therefore, anaerobic exercises require short sudden bursts of energy. For example, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), weight lifting, circuit training, Pilates, yoga, and other forms of strength training.

Cardiovascular endurance, or aerobic fitness, is how well your heart and lungs can supply the oxygen you need while you exercise at medium to high intensity. If you have good cardiovascular endurance, you can exercise at medium intensity for a long time (and high intensity for a while) before it makes you tired.

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 (DOMS) also known as 'muscle fever'. It is a sore, aching, painful feeling in the muscles after unfamiliar and unaccustomed intense exercise. DOMS is thought to be due to temporary muscle damage and inflammation for which the most common trigger appears to be eccentric exercises.

Diminishing returns is an idea, or situation, that anyone who has trained for a while will most likely encountered. It means that you no longer receive the same progress or growth from the workout or exercise that you have been doing. Maybe it worked for a while but it most certainly is not working anymore.

Eccentric training is a type of strength training that involves using the target muscles to control weight as it moves in a downward motion. This type of training can help build muscle, improve athletic performance, and reduce the risk of injury.

A person's active heart rate measures how fast the heart is beating while they exercise. Active heart rate is typically much higher than resting heart rate, as aerobic exercise causes the heart to beat faster. Active heart rates can vary from person to person.

What is a workout plateau? A workout plateau is a stage of progress that happens when your body gets used to the demands of your current fitness routine, which causes your progress to level out. If you reach a fitness plateau, you may not see results even though you're maintaining your workouts.

The FITT principle is an acronym that represents, Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type. It can be prescribed to people to improve health, similar to pharmacologic intervention. You can easily remember the basic principles of exercise using the so-called FITT factors.

the quality of bending easily without breaking.

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a training protocol alternating short periods of intense or explosive anaerobic exercise with brief recovery periods until the point of exhaustion.

An isometric exercise is an exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint.

Muscular atrophy is the decrease in size and wasting of muscle tissue. Muscles that lose their nerve supply can atrophy and simply waste away. People may lose 20 to 40 percent of their muscle and, along with it, their strength as they age.

Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.

Muscular endurance is the ability to continue contracting a muscle, or group of muscles, against resistance, such as weights or body weight, over a period of time. Increasing the performance of these muscles means they can continue to contract and work against these forces.

Summary. Muscular hypertrophy involves increasing muscle size, typically through strength training. Putting strain on the muscles through working out causes the body to repair them, resulting in an increase in muscle fibers. Having more muscle fibers will lead to greater strength and muscle size

Muscular strength is the amount of force you can put out or the amount of weight you can lift.

The Overload principle states that in order to progress and improve, putting the body under additional stress beyond what is normal is key. The idea is that because the level of stress is constantly increasing, the body will adapt to be able to keep up. The important part is not to overdo it, however.

Plyometrics, also known as jump training or plyos, are exercises in which muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time, with the goal of increasing power (speed-strength).

Range of motion (ROM) means the extent or limit to which a part of the body can be moved around a joint or a fixed point; the totality of movement a joint is capable of doing. Range of motion of a joint is gauged during passive ROM (assisted) PROM or active ROM (independent) AROM.

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

For adults, a normal resting heart rate ranges between 60 and 100 beats a minute. Usually, a lower resting heart rate means your heart is working more efficiently and is more fit. For example, an athlete might have a resting heart rate of around 40 beats a minute.

prepare for physical exertion or a performance by exercising or practicing gently beforehand.