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             • Specificity- the body adapts to the particular type and amount of stress placed it.
            
             • Reversibility- fitness improvements are list when demands on the body are lowered.
            
             • Progressive overload- fitness improves as the body adapts to appropriate amounts of progressively increasing physical demands. The amount of exercise needed is determined by the frequency, intensity, and duration of training.
            
             • Cardio respiratory endurance- the ability to perform prolonged, large-muscle, dynamic exercise at moderate to high levels of intensity.
            
             • Flexibility- the ability to move the joints through their full range of motion.
            
             • Body composition- the proportion of fat free mass and fat in the body.
             2. List the benefits of Cardio respiratory endurance exercise.
            
             • Improved cardiorespiratory functioning.
            
             • Improved cellular metabolism.
            
             • Better control of body fat.
            
             • Improved immune function .
            
             • Improved psychological and emotional well being.
            
             • Reduced risk of chronic diseases: cardiovascular disease, cancer (some types), diabetes, osteoporosis.
             3. Describe the major warning signs of cancer.
            
             • Change in bowel or bladder habits.
            
             • A sore that does not heal.
            
             • Unusual bleeding or discharge.
            
             • Thickening or lump in the breasts or elsewhere.
            
             • Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing.
            
             • Obvious change in a wart or mole.
            
             • Nagging cough or hoarseness.
             4. List the benefits of flexibility and stretching exercises.
            
             • Maintenance of joint health throughout the life span.
            
             • Prevention of low back pain.
            
             • Injury prevention.
            
             • Reduction of post exercise muscle soreness.
            
             • Relief of aches and pains.
            
             • Improved body position and strength for sports.
            
             • Maintenance of good posture.


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