1.

Cardiovascular endurance - the ability of an individual to perform

prolonged work continously, where the work involves large muscle groups
2. Agility - ability to start (or accelerate), stop (or decelerate and stabilize),
and change direction quickly, while maintaining posture
3. Coordination - ability to perform complex motor skills with a smooth, flow
of motion
4. Active recreational
activities
activities that require large body movements such as
running, throwing, or jumping or those that are sportsspecific
Agility skill-related component of physical fitness that refers to
the ability to start (or accelerate), stop (or decelerate and
stabilize), and change direction quickly, while maintaining
posture
Body Mass Index
(BMI)
a rough measure of body composition that is useful for
classifying the health risks of body weight; also based on
the concept that a persons weight should be proportional to
height; calculated by dividing your body weight (expressed
in kilograms) by the square of your height (expressed in
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Cardiovascular
endurance
the ability of an individual to perform prolonged work
continously, where the work involves large muscle groups
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SUMMARY
The value of having a healthier lifestyle through actively participating in
physical
activities and eating healthier should be everybodys priority. Even at a young
age, a
person needs to take care of themselves by doing exercises and by making proper
choices. Being healthy affects not only oneself but others, the community, and
society
as well.
GLOSSARY
Active recreational
activities
activities that require large body movements such as
running, throwing, or jumping or those that are sportsspecific
Agility skill-related component of physical fitness that refers to
the ability to start (or accelerate), stop (or decelerate and
stabilize), and change direction quickly, while maintaining
posture
Body Mass Index
(BMI)
a rough measure of body composition that is useful for
classifying the health risks of body weight; also based on
the concept that a persons weight should be proportional to
height; calculated by dividing your body weight (expressed
in kilograms) by the square of your height (expressed in
meters)
Cardiovascular
endurance
the ability of an individual to perform prolonged work
continously, where the work involves large muscle groups
Coordination skill-related component of physical fitness that refers to the
ability to perform complex motor skills with a smooth, flow of motion

Eating habits patterns of behavior with regards to eating like choosing

available food, preparing it, deciding where to eat, which rules to follow, and who
to dine with
rules to follow, and who to dine with
FITT formula stands for frequency, intensity, time, and type
Frequency part of the FITT formula that refers to number of training
sessions that are performed during a given period (usually
one week)
Intensity part of the FITT formula that refers to an individuals level of
effort, compared with their maximal effort, which is usually
expressed as a percentage
Lifestyle the way in which an individual lives; includes the typical
patterns of an individuals behavior like everyday routine at
home, in school, or at work; eating, sleeping, and exercise
habits, and many others; are related to elevated or reduced
health risk
Time part of the FITT formula that refers to timeframe of a workout
(including warm-up and cool-down) or the length of time
spent in training
Type part of the FITT formula that refers to mode of physical
activity
Warm up preliminary activity done to prepare the body for actual
physical activity; can be general or sports-specific
Weight Gain energy consumed is greater than energy expended (i.e.
more food intake but less physical exertion)
Weight Loss energy consumed is less than energy expended (i.e. more
physical exertion but less food intake)
Weight Maintenance energy consumed equals energy expended (i.e. physical
exertion is the same with food intake)