PE definitions

• Ability


  Inherited, stable traits determining learning potential
• Adaptability

  Potential to change easily
• Adrenaline


  Hormone speeding heart rate
• Aerobic

  Exercise with oxygen, steady heart oxygen supply
• Aerobic training zone

  Training zone for aerobic system improvement
• Aggression


  Intent to harm physically or mentally
• Agility


  Ability to move quickly with control
• Agonist (prime mover)


  Muscle responsible for movement
• Altitude


  Geographical area over 2,000m above sea level
• Altitude training (traditional)


  Training at high altitude with less oxygen
• Altitude sickness


  Nausea from training at altitude
• Alveoli


  Air sacs in the lungs
• Amateur


  Participates for hobby, not financial gain
• Anabolic steroids


  Artificial male hormones promoting muscle growth
• Anaerobic


  Exercise without oxygen, high intensity
• Antagonist


  Muscle producing opposite action to agonist
• Arousal


  Physical and mental alertness state
• Articulating bones


  Bones meeting to allow joint movement
• Axis


  Imaginary line for body rotation
• Backflow


  Blood flowing backwards, prevented by vein valves
• Balance


  Maintaining center of mass over base of support
• Balanced diet


  Eating right amount of varied nutrients
• Beta blockers


  Drugs controlling heart rate for calming effect
• (Blood) doping


  Misuse to increase red blood cell count
• Blood pressure


  Pressure blood is under, systolic and diastolic
• Body composition

  Percentage of body weight as fat and non-fat
• Fatigue


  Extreme tiredness from lactic acid build-up or prolonged activity
• Feedback


  Information on performance received during or after an activity
• Fine movement


  Precise, accurate movement using small muscle groups
• Fitness


  Ability to cope with environmental demands
• FITT


  Frequency, intensity, time, and type for workout overload
• Flexibility


  Range of motion at a joint
• Gamesmanship


  Bending rules for advantage, like time-wasting
• Goal setting

  SMART goals to boost motivation and reduce anxiety
• Goal types


  Performance goals vs. outcome goals distinction
• Gross movement


  Large muscle group movements
• Guidance


  Methods to convey information to performers
• Haemoglobin


  Red blood cell substance transporting oxygen
• Health


  Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
• Heart attack


  Blockage of oxygen-rich blood to heart muscle