1.1.3 exercise and fitness as part of your healthy active lifestyle Flashcards
What is the correct definition for ‘health’?
Health is a state of complete mental, physical, and social wellbeing and not just being free of disease and infirmity.
What is the correct definition for ‘exercise’?
Exercise is a form of physical activity which maintains of improves health and physical fitness.
What is the correct definition for ‘fitness’?
Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of the environment.
What is the correct definition for ‘performance’?
Performance is how well a task is completed.
What are the 5 health-related components of exercise?
Cardiovascular fitness - the ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time.
Muscular strength - the amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance.
Muscular endurance - the ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired.
Flexibility - the range of movement possible at a joint.
Body composition - the percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle, and bone.
What is cardiovascular fitness?
the ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time.
What is Muscular strength?
the amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance.
What is muscular endurance?
the ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired.
What is flexibility?
the range of movement possible at a joint.
What is body composition?
the percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle, and bone.
What are the 6 skill-related components of fitness?
Agility - the ability to change the position of the body quickly and to control the movement of the whole body.
Balance - the ability to retain the centre of mass (gravity) of the body above the base of support with reference to static or dynamic conditions or movement, shape, and orientation.
Coordination - the ability to use 2 or more body parts together.
Power - the ability to undertake strength performances quickly (power = strength x speed).
Reaction time - the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of movement.
Speed - how quickly a movement can be performed or a distance can be covered.
What is agility?
the ability to change the position of the body quickly and to control the movement of the whole body.
What is balance?
the ability to retain the centre of mass (gravity) of the body above the base of support with reference to static or dynamic conditions or movement, shape, and orientation.
What is coordination?
the ability to use 2 or more body parts together.
What is power?
the ability to undertake strength performances quickly (power = strength x speed).
