Objectives
After you have completed this section, you will be able to:
- Describe how the three types of activity (strength, aerobic, and anaerobic) affects physical needs, especially considering intensity, frequency, and duration.
- Explain the health benefits in relation to chronic diseases, weight management, and mental health.
- Compute daily personal energy expenditure and compare to energy intake in previous dietary analysis (Unit 2 Section 3).
- Compare how physical activity relates to: appetite regulation, body’s “set point” weight, and changes in protein to carbohydrate ratio.
- Define flexibility, muscular strength, and endurance as it relates to physical fitness.