Physical Education 11Student WorksheetFitness and Nutrition Vocabulary termsTermDefinitionabsorbsomething absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it inaccelerationgetting faster and faster in speedaccuracythe accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correctadvancedan advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thingaerobic exerciseexercise that involves oxygenagilitythe quality to be fast and quick and be able to move rapidlyalternateto change, or to substituteanglethe space between two linesathleteA person who plays sportsbackwardopposite to forwardbaketo cook in an ovenbalanceState of being equalballisticFast exercises that involve quick movementbeginnerstarterbendto curvebenefitto promote well-beingblood pressurethe amount of force with which your blood flows around your bodybolsterTo increasebonesBodily structures that form your skeletonboostit causes it to increase, improve, or be more successfulbreaththe air that you let out through your mouth when you breathebroilyou cook it using very strong heat directly abovebruisean injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not brokenburnTo reduce or get rid of (to burn calories)caloriesCalories are units used to measure the energy value of foodcarbohydratesCarbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energycardiovascular systemBody system involving the heart, blood, veins and arteries that supply blood to the tissues, and all body parts.caringBeing affectionate, helpful, and sympatheticcatchyou capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other devicecholesterolCholesterol is a substance that exists in the fat, tissues, and blood of all animalscircuitsA sequence of exercisescirculationYour circulation is the movement of blood through your bodycollaborateto work togetherconfidenceIf you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust themcontrolControl of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is runconvertchange into a different formcool downState of bringing your heart rate down and relax muscles. Performed at the end of an exercise Ex. Yoga stretchescooperationto work with them or to help for a particular purposecoordinationCo-ordination is the ability to use the different parts of your body together efficientlycrawlWhen you crawl, you move forward on your hands and kneescrunchesAbdominal crunches, like a sit up where you lie on the ground on your back and lift your body up to your knees and then lower down to the ground again.curlsA curl of something is a piece or quantity of it that is curved or spiral in shapedashIf you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenlydeclineIf something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strengthdehydrationWhen something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve itdevelopWhen something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severedipIf you dip something in a liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out againdirec 廿 onthe general position a person or thing moves or points towardsdistancethe distance between two points or places is the amount of space between themdrillsSequences of exercisesdynamic exerciseExercise which exerts fast body movementsefficiencyEflficiency is the quality of being able to do a task successfully, without was廿ng time or energyenduranceEndurance is the ability to continue with an unpleasant or difficult situation, experience, or activity over a long period of timeenergyEnergy is the ability and strength to do active physical things and the feeling that you are full of physical power and life.environmentenvironment is all the circumstances, people, things, and events around them that influence their lifeestrogenFemale hormone involved in reproduc廿onexerciseIf you exercise something such as your authority, your rights, or a good quality, you use it or put it into effectexhaleWhen you exhale, you breathe out the air that is in your lungsexplosiveAn explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosionextendextends for a particular distance or extends from one place to another, you are indicating its size or positionfairnessFairness is the quality of being reasonable, right, and justfatsFats are foods that provide energy and also involved in insulation, circulation, transport and hormonal and immunity functionsfiberpart of grains and plant foods that cannot be digested