components of fitness

Question 1

What are health related components of fitness?

Answer 1

Cardiovascular fitness, muscular endurance, body composition, muscular strength, flexibility

Question 2

Flexibility definition

Answer 2

The ability for your joints to move through their full range of motion

Question 3

Cardiovascular fitness definition

Answer 3

How efficiently your body can deliver oxygen and nutrients to the working muscles and remove waste products

Question 4

Body composition definition

Answer 4

The percentage of fat, bone, muscle, organs and water that make up your body weight

Question 5

Muscular endurance definition

Answer 5

A measure of the length of time your voluntary muscles can contract without getting tired

Question 6

Muscular strength definition

Answer 6

The amount of force a muscle can generate when overcoming a resistance

Question 7

Fitness test for flexibility (plus what you need)

Answer 7

Sit and reach (sit and reach table or box and measuring tape)

Question 8

Fitness test for cardiovascular endurance (plus what you need)

Answer 8

12-minute cooper run test or Harvard step test (partner and timer and a 400-meter track)

Question 9

Body composition test(plus what you need)

Answer 9

Underwater weight tank, skin caliper(underwater weight tank or skin caliper)

Question 10

Muscular strength test(plus what you need)

Answer 10

Grip dynamometer(a grip dynamometer)

Question 11

Muscular endurance test(plus what you need)

Answer 11

1-min sit up test( timer and partner)

Question 12

Agility definition

Answer 12

How quickly you can change the position of your body while keeping your body under control

Question 13

What are the skill/performance components of fitness

Answer 13

Reaction time, balance, speed, agility, power, coordination

Question 14

Test for agility (materials)

Answer 14

Illinois agility test(8 cones, tape measure, stop watch and assistant)

Question 15

Balance definition

Answer 15

The ability to keep the body steady both in motion and in a static position

Question 16

Standing stork test

Answer 16

stand on one leg on your toes have your other foot and your knee and hands on hips, you need a stop watch and an assitant

Question 17

co-ordination definition

Answer 17

The ability to move two or more body parts simultaneously accurately and smoothly

Question 18

Reaction time definition

Answer 18

The amount of time your body takes to respond to a stimulus

Question 19

Speed definition

Answer 19

The rate at which your body or a part of your body can perform a movement

Question 20

Power definition

Answer 20

Power is the combination of speed and strength to perform a quick, explosive movement

Question 21

test for power(materials)

Answer 21

Standing vertical jump test(tape measure on the wall and a friend)

Question 22

Test for speed (material)

Answer 22

30m sprint test (partner, stopwatch, tape measure)

Question 23

Test for reaction time (materials)

Answer 23

Ruler drop test(a ruler and a partner)

Question 24

Test for co-ordination (materials)

Answer 24

Alternate hand wall toss test (tennis ball, stopwatch, partner and wall)