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Appendix B: Glossary
Pages 243-248

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... The fundamental purpose of these tasks is to form one's own identity and to prepare for adulthood.1 Adverse events: In the context of this report, any unexpected, damaging effect that occurs as the result of a performing a fitness test, such as an injury or physical pain. Body composition: The components that make up body weight, including fat, muscle, and bone content.
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From page 244...
... : A test score that represents the minimum level of performance that must be achieved for a participant to be said to be at reduced risk or fit/healthy. Cut-points are critical to interpretation of the results of health-related fitness tests since they serve as a way to distinguish individuals and populations that may be at risk of poor health outcomes from those that are not.
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... Fine motor skills are small movements such as writing and tying shoes; gross motor skills are large movements such as walking and kicking. Muscle endurance: The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to perform repeated contractions against a constant external load for an extended period of time (Kell et al., 2001)
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From page 246...
... to produce measureable force, torque, or moment about a single or multiple joints, typically during a single maximal voluntary contraction and under a defined set of controlled conditions, which include specificity of movement pattern, muscle contraction type (concentric, isometric, or eccentric) , and contraction velocity (Farpour-Lambert and Blimkie, 2008; Kell et al., 2001; Sale and Norman, 1982)
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... Atlanta, GA: HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
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