Month: August 2020

A moderate illness characterized by an inability to maintain adequate cardiac output at moderate (38.5°C) to high (>40°C) body temperatures.  

The pattern of homeostatic disruption or change in physiological variables during a single acute bout of physical exertion.  

A basic and an applied science that describes, explains, and uses the body’s response to exercise and adaptation to exercise training to maximize human physical potential. The study of the body’s systems and processes during exercise.  

The type of activity or sport; usually classified by energy demand or type of muscle action.  

A condition in which the amount of oxygen carried in arterial blood is severely reduced (≥4% SaO2%).  

Low sodium level in the blood caused by sustained over-drinking of water during exercise or training.  

A single acute bout of bodily exertion or muscular activity that requires an expenditure of energy above resting level and that in most, but not all, cases results in voluntary movement. Planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness. Training can emphasize skill enhancement or…

The sequence of events by which an action potential in the sarcolemma initiates the sliding of the myofilaments, resulting in contraction.  

Another name for capillaries, because this is the site of gas and nutrient transfer between the blood and tissues.  

Oxygen consumption during recovery that is above normal resting values.