COMPONENTS Flashcards
○ The amount of force our muscles can produce for a prolonged period of time
Muscular endurance
_______ is often measured by how much weight we can lift
strength
○ Ability to use our muscles to perform an exercise/activity for a prolonged period of time
- Muscular endurance
○ The ability to use our joints to go through a full range of motion
- Flexibility
○ 4 basic flexibility movements:
§ Flexion
§ Extension
§ Abduction
§ Adduction
○ Ability of the lungs, heart, and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to our body tissues during a strenuous workout
- Cardiovascular endurance
○ The proportional amount of fats, muscles, and bone in our body
- Body composition
5 health related components?
muscular strength
muscular endurance
flexibility
cardiovascular endurance
body composition
○ Ability of an individual to shift from one direction or position with ease and comfort
- Agility
○ The ability of an individual to sustain equilibrium or in an upright position while standing or moving.
- Balance
○ Harmonious relationship of movement between the skeletal muscles
- Coordination
○ The amount of time it takes to move to a certain stimuli
- Reaction Time
○ Ability to move from one point to another in a small amount of time
- Speed
○ Ability to perform one (1) explosive effort in a small amount of time
- Power
6 skill-related components?
agility
balance
coordination
reaction time
speed
power
Bend a body segment
Flexion
straighten a body segment
extension
move a body part away from the body
abduction
move a body part towards the body
adduction
- refers to long and lean body structure, with little body and muscle
- bone is relatively small with slender limbs
- people with these characteristics might struggle gaining weight
ectomorph
- refers to solid, athletic, and strong individuals
- bones are typically large with huge limbs, which contributes to a heavier weight compared to ectomorph
- both gain and lose weight easily compared to ectomorph
- athletes and people who perform regular exercise and training workouts are classified in this body structure
mesomorph
- refers to lots of body fats lots of muscles and they gain weigh easily
- they are normally heftier and rounder type of people
- individuals with these characteristics usually find difficulty to decrease weight
endomorph
