Is the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen during sustained physical activities?

Cardiorespiratory Fitness:
Cardiorespiratory fitness is the ability of the body’s heart (circulatory system) and lungs (respiratory system) to supply oxygen during sustained physical exercise.
Muscular Strength:
Muscular strength is the ability of the muscles to exert maximal or near maximal effort.
Muscular Endurance:
Muscular endurance is the ability of the muscles to continute to perform sustained submaximal muscular effort.
Body Composition:
Body composition refers to the relative amount of fat to fat-free mass in the body. Fat-free mass represents muscle, bone, cartilage and other vital parts of the body.
Flexibility:
Flexibility is the range of motion around a joint or group of joints.
Is the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen during sustained physical activities?

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Cardiorespiratory fitness levels among U.S. youth aged 12-15 years: United States, 1999-2004 and 2012

Jaime Gahche et al. NCHS Data Brief. 2014 May.

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Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2004 and the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey, 2012 In 2012, about 42% of U.S. youth aged 12-15 years had adequate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness. The percentage of youth who had adequate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness did not differ by race and Hispanic origin, or by family income-to-poverty ratio. The percentage of youth who had adequate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness decreased as weight status increased. The percentage of youth aged 12-15 who had adequate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness decreased from 52.4% in 1999-2000 to 42.2% in 2012. Physical fitness has been defined as "a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity" (1). Cardiorespiratory fitness is one component of physical fitness and is defined as the "ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply fuel during sustained physical activity and to eliminate fatigue products after supplying fuel" (1). Cardiorespiratory fitness is most often measured by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), which is the maximum capacity of the body to transport and use oxygen during physical activity (2). This report presents the most recent national data on the percentage of youth who had adequate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness. Adequate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are based on standards that are age- and sex-specific and established based on how fit children need to be for good health.

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Is the ability of the circulatory and respiratory system to supply oxygen during physical activities?

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) refers to the capacity of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to skeletal muscle mitochondria for energy production needed during physical activity.

What is the ability of the body's circulatory and respiratory systems to supply fuel during sustained physical activity?

Cardiorespiratory endurance Cardio-respiratory endurance is the ability of the body's circulatory and respiratory systems to supply fuel during sustained physical activity (USDHHS, 1996 as adapted from Corbin & Lindsey, 1994).

What is the ability of the circulatory system to supply oxygen?

Cardiovascular endurance is the ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to working muscles and tissues, as well as the ability of those muscles and tissues to utilize that oxygen over an extended period of time with moderate intensity.

What is the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems?

Cardiorespiratory fitness is defined as a component of physiologic fitness that relates to the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen during sustained physical activity.