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Agility

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The ability to change the position of the body quickly and to control the movement of the whole body

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Aerobic

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‘With oxygen’; if exercise is not too fast and is steady, the heart can supply all the oxygen muscles need.

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Anabolic steroids

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Drugs that mimic the male sex hormone testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth.

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Anaerobic

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‘Without oxygen’, if exercise is done in short in short fast bursts the heart cannot supply blood and oxygen to muscles as fast as the cells use them.

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Anorexic

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Pertaining to anorexia- a prolonged eating disorder due to the loss of appetite.

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Balance

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The ability to retain the body’s centre of mass above the base of support with reference to static or dynamic conditions of movement, shape and orientation.

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Balanced diet

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A balanced diet which contains an optimal ratio of nutrients.

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Beta blockers

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Drugs that are used to control heart rate and that have a calming and relaxing effect.

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Blood pressure

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The force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of the blood vessels.

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Body composition

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The percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle and bone.

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Cardiac output

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The amount of blood ejected from the heart in one minute

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Cardiovascular fitness

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The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time.

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Competence

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The relationship between skill, the selection and application of skills, tactics, strategies, and compositional ideas; and the readiness of the body and mind to cope with the activity. It requires an understanding of how these combine to produce effective performances in different activities and contexts.

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Co ordination

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The ability to moVe two or more body parts together.

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Diuretics

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Drugs that elevate the rate of bodily urine.

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Ectomorph

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A somatotype individuals with narrow shoulders and narrow hips, characterised by thinness.

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Endomorph

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A somatotype individuals with wide hips and narrow shoulders characterised by fatness

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Erythropoietin (EPO)

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A type of peptide hormone that increases the red blood cell count.

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Exercise

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A form of physical activity done to maintain or improve health and/or physical fitness

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Fitness

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The ability to meet the demands of the environment

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FITT

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Frequency intensity time type (used to increase the amount of work the body does in order to achieve overload).

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Flexibility

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The range of movement possible at a joint

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Health

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A state of complete mental, physical and social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.

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Healthy active lifestyle

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A lifestyle that contributes positively to physical, mental and social well being, and which includes regular exercise and physical activity.

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Heart rate

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The number of times that the heart beats each minute

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Individual needs

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Matching training to the requirements of an individual

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Isometric contractions

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Muscle contraction which results in increased tension but the length does not alter.

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Isotonic contractions

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Muscle contraction that results in limb movement.

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Joint

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A place where two or more bones meet.

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Mesomorph

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Individuals with wide shoulders and narrow hips characterised by muscularity.

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Methods of training

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Interval training, continuous training, circuit training, weight training, farther training and cross training.

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Muscular endurance

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The ability to use voluntary muscles ,any times without getting tired.

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Muscular strength

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The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistanc

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Narcotic analgesics

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Drugs that can be used to reduce the feeling of pain.

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Obese

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A term used to describe people who are very over fat

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Over fat

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A way of saying you have more odd fat than you should have

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Overload

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Fitness can be improved through training more than you normally do.

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Overweight

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Having weight in excess of normal (not harmful unless accompanied by over fatness)

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Oxygen debt

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The amount of oxygen consumed during recovery bone that which would have ordinarily been consumed in the same time at rest (this results in a shortfall in the oxygen available)

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Par-q

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Physical activity readiness questionnaire

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Peptide hormones

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Drugs that cause the production of other hormones

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Performance

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How well a task is completed

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Physical activity

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Any form of exercise or movement; physical activity may be planned and structured or unplanned and unstructured.

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Power

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The ability to do strength performances quickly

Power= strength x speed

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Progressive overload

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To gradually increase the amount of overload so that fitness gains occur, but with potential for injury.

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Protocol

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The procedure for carrying out a test

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Reaction time

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The time between the presentation or a stimulus and the onset of a movement

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Reversibility

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Any adaptation that takes place as a consequence of training will be reversed when you stop training.

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Recovery

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The time required for the repair of damage to the body caused by training or competition.

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Rest

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The period of time allotted to recovery

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RICE

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Rest ice compression elevation. (. A method of treating injury)

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Self esteem

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Respect for, or a favourable opinion of oneself.

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SMART

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Specific measurable achievable realistic time-bound

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Somatotype a

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Classification of body type

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Specificity

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Matching training to the requirements of an activity

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Speed

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The different, rate at which an individual is able to perform a movement or cover. Distance in a period of time.

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Stimulants

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Drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system such as increased mental and/or physical alertness

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Stroke volume

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The volume of blood pumped out of the hearts by each ventricle during one contraction

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Target zone

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The range within an individual needs to work for aerobic training to take place (60-80% of maximum heart rate)

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Training threshold

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The boundaries of the target zone

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Underweight

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Weighing less than normal healthy or required.

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