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Macronutrients
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water.
Metabolism
The biochemical and physiological process of converting
energy in food to energy for life processes, such as
physical activity, temperature regulation, blood
circulation and digestion.
Micronutrients
are vitamins and minerals.
Minerals
Chemical entities that regulate fluid balance, muscle
contractions, and nerve impulses. Minerals also make up
many structures of the body, such as bone, teeth, and
blood vessels.
Monounsaturated Fats (a fatty acid) are fats found
in vegetable and nut oils, such as canola, peanut and
olive oil. Mono- refers to these fat having one chemical
bond in the chemical structure that is not completely
hydrogenated as are other bonds in the structure. These
fats melt at lower temperatures and are not as hard as
saturated fats.
Muscle
Balance
The body tends to favor use of certain muscles during
movement according to energy efficiency, anatomy or
personal style. A muscle in a pair of muscles that is
used most frequently can develop a more profound strength
than the opposite or antagonist muscle. Muscles can
shorten or elongate from sport or work tasks or postures.
Without a properly designed weight training program and
flexibility training program, unbalanced muscle groups
can cause poor posture, inefficiency of movement, lack of
coordination and even injuries to joints or muscles.
Common imbalances occur between the hamstring and
quadriceps group -- causing pulled hamstrings. Also
imbalances of the low back muscles, abdominal muscles,
and hamstrings can cause sway back and possible back
injury.
Muscular
Endurance
The ability of a muscle to keep up with a workload,
repeatedly or for a prolonged time period.
Muscular
Strength
The ability of a muscle to exert a maximum force in a
single maximum effort.
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