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Definition ofMuscle Imbalance
Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint.
Chronic diseases associated with obesity
1. Cardiovascular disease2. Type 2 diabetes3. High cholesterol 4. Osteoarthritis 5. Cancer6. Pregnancy complications7. Shortened life expectancy
Formula for BMI Calculation
Answer 3
Most common musculoskeletal injuries, and essential areas of the body to train in order to prevent these injuries.
1. Low back 2. Knee, especially ACL (which leads to arthritis) 3. Shoulder4. Foot and ankle
**Stabilizing muscles of the hips, upper and lower back, neck**
Sprain vs Strain
Sprain: injured ligament
Strain: injured tendon or muscle
What is Integrated Training?
"Integrated training is a concept that incorporates all forms of training in an integrated fashion as part of a progressive system. These forms of training include flexibility, cardiorespiratory, core, balance, plyometric, speed, agility, and resistance training.
5 Health Related Components of Fitness
1. Muscular strength2. Muscular endurance3. Cardiovascular endurance4. Flexibility5. Body composition
6 Skill Related Components of Fitness
1. Agility2. Balance3. Coordination4. Power5. Reaction time6. Speed
5 Phases of Training: OPT Model
1. Stabilization 2. Strength 2. Strength Endurance 3. Hypertrophy 4. Maximal Strength5. Power
Define the Human Movement System
The combination and interrelation of the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems.
Three major types of muscle and their characteristics
1. Cardiac: striated, due to myofibrils and sarcomeres aligned side by side.2. Skeletal muscle: also striated, voluntary muscle (can be controlled).3. Smooth: not striated, involuntary (in blood vessels)
TYPICAL RESTING HEART RATE IS _______
Between 70 and 80 beats per minute.
Define Length-Tension relationship
The length at which a muscle can produce the greatest force, which is usually at resting?
What causes alterations in muscle length and how does this affect length-tension relationships?
Things like misaligned joints or under/overdevelopment (poor posture leads to misaligned joints leading to altered muscle length, and overdeveloping one part of the muscle does the same thing) affect length-tension relationships because if the length is altered, the muscle cannot generate enough force needed for efficient movement.
Define force-couple relationship
Muscle groups moving together (synergistic movement) to produce movement around a joint.