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Helpful Definitions:Active living: A way of life in which physical activity is valued and integrated into daily living. (Government of Canada, 1992) Physical activity: All leisure and non-leisure body movement produced by the skeletal muscles and resulting in an increase in energy expenditure. Exercise: A form of leisure-time physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive. Its main objective is to improve or maintain physical fitness. Physical fitness: A set of attributes that are either health related or performance (or skill) related. Health related fitness comprises those components of fitness that exhibit a relationship with health status. Performance/skill related fitness involves those components of fitness that enable optimal work or sport performance. Sport: A form of leisure-time physical activity that is planned,
structured and competitive.
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