Ch. 2: Understanding Fitness Principles

Question 1

Skill-related Components of Fitness

Answer 1

Components of physical fitness that have a relationship with enhanced motor skills and performance in sports

Question 2

Principles fo Fitness

Answer 2

General principles of exercise adaptation that guide fitness programming

Question 3

Overload

Answer 3

Subjecting the body or body system to more physical activity than it is accustomed to

Question 4

Progression

Answer 4

A gradual increase in a training program’s intensity, frequency, and/or time

Question 5

Specificity

Answer 5

The principle that only the body systems worked during training will show adaptations

Question 6

Reversibility

Answer 6

The principle that training adaptations will revert toward initial levels when training is stopped

Question 7

Individuality

Answer 7

Refers to the variable nature of physical activity dose-response or adaptations in different persons

Question 8

Rest and Recovery

Answer 8

Taking a short time off from physical activities to allow the body to recuperate and improve

Question 9

Overtraining

Answer 9

Excessive volume and intensity of physical training leading to diminished health, fitness, and performance

Question 10

FITT Formula

Answer 10

A formula for designing a safe and effective program that specifies frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise

Question 11

Mode

Answer 11

The specific type of exercise performed

Question 12

Range-of-Motion

Answer 12

The movement limits that limbs have around a specific joint

Question 13

Barriers to Physical Activity

Answer 13

Personal or environmental issues that hinder your participation in regular physical activity