NUTRITION/FITNESS VOCABULARY SM2

DEFINE THESE TERMS. FITNESS VOCAB. 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 NUTRITION VOCAB. 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

FITNESS KEY 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 to 21% body fat.

NUTRITION 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.