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Appendix E Glossary
Appendix E Glossary
Pages 195-198
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Bone mineral content The amount of mineral at a particular skeletal site, such as the femoral neck, lumbar spine, or total body.
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Exercise Planned, structured, and repetitive bodly movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness. In this summary, the term is used interchangeably with physical activity.
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Physical fitness A set of attributes or conditions that allows an indi vidual to carry out daily activities without undue fatigue and with sufficient reserve to enjoy leisure pursuits. Physical fitness is as sessed through many components, including muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, body composition, agility, balance, and speed.
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Strength of evidence A general indication of how confident one can be that there is a causal relationship between an exposure (e.g., physical activity) and a specific health or fitness outcome.
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