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Physical Activity

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Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle that results in a substantial increase in energy expenditure over resting levels

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Exercise

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Physical activity performed on a repeated basis over an extended period of time with the intention of improving fitness or health

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Exercise physiology

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study of the body’s response to exercise and adaptation to exercise training to maximize human physical potential

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Exercise response

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Pattern of change in physiological variables during a single acute bout of physical exertion - disruption of homeostasis

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Exercise response is based on 4 things …

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Exercise modality
Exercise intensity
Exercise duration
Characteristics of the exerciser

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What are the 3 domains of physical fitness

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  • Cardiovascular-respiratory endurance (aerobic fitness or power)
  • Body composition
  • Muscular fitness