1. Physical Fitness and Nutrition Chapters 4 and 5

2. What is Physical Fitness?  ___- the ability to do ___ activities without becoming short of breath, sore, or tired  ___- the amount of force that muscles apply when they are used  ___- The ability to do activities for more than a few minutes

3. What is Physical Fitness?  ___- The ability to bend and twist joints easily  ____- the weight of your fat to the weight of your muscles  Your body needs fat, but too much can be a problem!

4. Exercising  ___- any physical activity that maintains or improves fitness  Lack of exercise can make everyday activities ___  Testing your fitness allows you to see your weaknesses, as well as your ___  You can test each part of your body through various exercises

5. Setting Fitness Goals  ___can help you to slowly get more fit  By having these goals, you can work up to your ideal fitness and can avoid injury or overdoing it  ___  ___- how often you exercise  ___- how hard you exercise  ___- how long you exercise

6. Test your Heart Rate!  ___- the number of times your heart beats per minute when you aren’t exercising  As you become more fit, your resting heart rate will ___, even though it still pumps the same amount of blood  __- the amount of time your heart takes to return to its resting rate after you stop exercising

7. Types of Exercise  ___- exercise that uses oxygen to get energy  Endurance exercises, such as long distance running and swimming  ___- exercises that do not use oxygen  Strength exercises, such as weight lifting and sprinting (short bursts of running)

8. Exercising the Right Way  Balancing both aerobic and anaerobic exercising will give you a ___  Even if you’re training for one particular type of exercise, such as long-distance running, building up other areas will help make training easier and ___

9. Is there such a thing as too much?  ___- when you exercise too much, you can injure yourself  When you overtraining, you may need to ___  ___- an injury that happens suddenly  Pulled muscle, fracture, sprain  ___- and injury that develops over a long period of time  Tendonitis (irritation of tendons)

10. Nutrition is Important to Your Health  What you eat is very important to your health  Eating healthy can help you to ___ and can help you to grow and develop  ___- the substances found in food that your body needs to function properly  ___- the process in which food is broken down into a form the body can use

11. Food Choices  ___- Your pattern of eating  No, this doesn’t necessarily mean eating to lose weight  ___  Diets are ___ by your personal tastes and the ___  Even though you’re craving spaghetti, it may not be available in certain places!

12. Food and Feelings?  YES! What you eat can ___  When you’re hungry, you can feel ___  Feelings can also ___… or if they eat at all!  Sometimes, stress makes people eat junk food or skip meals

13. Types of Nutrients  ___- gives energy to the body  ___are sugars. These provide short-term energy spurts to your body  ___, such as pasta, provide long-term energy because they ___

14. Types of Nutrients  ___- store energy in the body to be used later  ___  ___ fats are solids, like butter, that will get trapped in your body and can be dangerous  ___ fats, such as oils, are less likely to get trapped in your body

15. Types of Nutrients  ___ - the building blocks for your body because they help ___tissues and cells in your body  Meats have tons of protein!  Proteins help to ___ and use them for energy

16. Types of Nutrients  ___  ___- organic compounds that control many body functions  ___- elements that are essential for good health  These are found in many fruits, vegetables, nuts, and dairy products  Without vitamins and minerals, your body couldn’t function properly

17. Types of Nutrients  ___ is one of the most important nutrients for your body  Even though it doesn’t give you energy, it ___ needed for survival, such as regulation

18. Nutrition Labels  ___will give you the ingredients and percentages of nutrients. These labels are great for finding out what is healthy and what foods to avoid.