Components of fitness Flashcards
What does FITT stand for?
Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard)
Time (how long)
Type (what kind)
What does the components of fitness for sport relate to?
The aspects of an individual’s health and overall fitness.
The components of fitness for health are:
cardiorespiratory endurance
muscular strength
flexibility
muscular endurance
body composition
Define cardiorespiratory endurance.
Our ability to perform an activity, with out heart rate elevated! for a certain amount of time
Define muscular strength.
Our ability to exert force during an activity.
Define flexibility.
The range of motion around our joints.
Define muscular endurance.
The ability of our muscles to continue to perform activity without fatiguing.
Define body composition.
The amount of body fat, muscle, bone qnd other tissue that make up our body.
What does the components of fitness for skill relate to?
The aspects of an individual’s ability.
The components of fitness for skill are:
balance
coordination
reaction time
agility
speed
power
Define balance.
Our ability to maintain our centre of mass over our base of support.
Define coordination.
The smooth floe of movement in the execution of a physical task.
Define reaction time.
The time taken to react to an environment stimulus.
Define agility.
The ability to quickly and precisely move or change direction without losing balance.
Define speed.
Our ability to move quickly across the ground
