Energy for exercise – Article
The source of energy used to power the movement of contraction in muscles working is adenosine triphosphate (ATP) – the body’s biochemical way to store and transport energy.
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Measuring muscle strength – Article
Strength can be measured by estimating a person’s one repetition maximum (1RM) – a measurement of the greatest load (in kg) that can be fully moved (lifted, pushed or pulled) once without failure or injury.
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Meet some muscles – Article
Meet seven muscles of the human body, and find out where they are and what they do.
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What levers does your body use? – Article
Muscles and bones act together to form levers - bones act as lever arms, joints act as pivots, muscles provide the effort forces to move loads, and load forces are often the weights of the body parts. The turning effect caused by effort and load forces is called torque.