1.1.3 Excercise And Fitness As Part Of Your Healthy Active Lifestyle

Question 1

KEY DEFINITIONS:

Fitness

Answer 1

The ability to meet the demands of the environment.

Question 2

KEY DEFINITIONS:

Excercise

Answer 2

Form of physical activity done primarily to improve one’s health and physical fitness.

Question 3

KEY DEFINITIONS:

Performance

Answer 3

How well a task is completed.

Question 4

KEY DEFINITIONS:

Healthy, Active lifestyle

Answer 4

A lifestyle that contributes positively towards social, mental and physical well being and that includes regular physical exercise.

Question 5

What are the health related components?

Answer 5

Cardiovascular fitness
Flexibility
Body composition
Strength
Muscular endurance

Question 6

HRC

What is cardiovascular fitness?

Answer 6

The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time.

Describes the efficiency of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to working muscles so physical work can be maintained.

E.g.

• playing 90mins in football match
• playing cricket matches that can last for 3-5 days
• running in a marathon

Question 7

HRC

What is body composition?

Answer 7

The percentage of body weight which is fat muscle and bone.

Extra information:
Our body composition can have a significant bearing on the sports we are most able to play. Taking part in physical activities will change our body composition by decreasing the percentage of fat and increasing the percentage of muscle.

Question 8

HRC

What is strength?

Answer 8

The ability to lift a maximum weight in one attempt.
Muscular strength- the amount of force a muscle can extert against a resistance.

E.g.

• dynamic - required to start and maintain movement of the body. Like cycling or doing loads of press ups .
• explosive - required when a high amount of force has to be applied quickly like shot putting.
• static - required when applying strength to a fixed static object. Like pushing in a rugby scrum.

Question 9

HRC

What is flexibility?

Answer 9

The range of movement possible at a joint.

E.g.

• hurdling in athletics
• gymnastics - performing complex sequences
• swimming

Question 10

HRC

What is muscular endurance?

Answer 10

The ability to use voluntary muscles many times ( over a long period ) without tiring.

E.g.

• long distance walking
• long distance running
• London distance swimming

Question 11

KEY DEFINITIONS:

Health

Answer 11

State of complete mental, physical and social well-being