NUTRITION/FITNESS
VOCABUL ARY
SM2
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F I T N E S S VO C A B.
Competitive fitness
General fitness
Repetition
Contraction
Hamstrings
Resting heart rate
Recovery heart rate
Lean body weight
Fat weight
essential body fat
Ideal percentage of body fat
Recommended body fat% for male less than age
30
Recommended body fat % for a female less than
30
N U T R I T I O N VO C A B.
• Metabolism
• Nutrients
• Carbohydrate
• Glycogen
• Calories
• Protein
• Fat
• HDLs
• Dietary fiber
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Dehydration
• Dietary reference intakes
• Food guide pyramid
• Basal metabolic rate
• My Pyramid
• MyPlate
• Competitive fitness – Strength & endurance required to be competitive in sports
activities.
• General fitness – Ability to perform daily activities & to withstand stress without
fatigue.
• Repetition – Completion of designated movement through the entire range of
motion.
• Contraction – Shortening or tightening of a muscle.
• Hamstrings – Muscles on the posterior aspect of the femur.
• Resting heart rate – Number of times the heart beats in 1 minute without physical
activity.
• Recovery heart rate – Number of times the heart beats in 1 minutes, 60 seconds
after activity.
• Lean body weight – Weight of the body after the fat weight has been subtracted.
• Fat weight – Weight of the body after lean body weight has been subtracted.
• Essential body fat – Minimum amount of body fat necessary for the protection of
internal organs.
• Ideal percentage of body fat – Amount of fat at which a person performs and feels
their best.
• Recommended body fat% for male less than age 30 – 9 to 15% body fat.
• Recommended body fat % for a female less than 30 - 14 to 21% body fat.
FITNESS
KEY
• Metabolism– Sum of all physical and chemical processes that take place in the body;
conversion of food to energy.
• Nutrients– Substances that provide nourishment.
• Carbohydrate– Complex sugar that is a basic source of energy for the body.
• Glycogen– Primary fuel needed by athletes in most sports.
• Calories– Unit of heat.
• Protein– Class of complex nitrogenous organic compounds that function as the primary
building blocks of the body.
• Fat– Substance made up of lipids or fatty acids that are a source of energy and vital to
growth and development.
• HDLs– High density lipoprotein; good cholesterol.
• Dietary fiber – Roughage; cannot be digested.
• Vitamins– Organic substance that are essential in small quantities for body function.
• Minerals – Inorganic compounds that are essential to body function.
• Dehydration – Loss of water from a body or substance.
• Dietary reference intakes – Set of nutrient reference values used to plan and evaluate
diets for good health.
• Basal metabolic rate – Rate at which the body normally burns calories.
• MyPlate – General guide for healthy eating that illustrates the number of recommended
servings for each food group.
• MyPyramid – General guide for healthy eating illustrated in the form of a pyramid;
become MyPlate.
NUTRITION
KEY