components of physical fitness

Question 1

what are the ten components of physical fitness

Answer 1

ms spaf bc RC- muscular endurance, strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, balance, coordination, reaction time, cardiovascular endurance

Question 2

what is the definition of cardiovascular endurance

Answer 2

ability to continuously exercise without getting tired

Question 3

what is a sport for cardiovascular endurance and why

Answer 3

long-distance running- you need oxygen to the working muscles

Question 4

what is used to test cardiovascular endurance (2 tests)

Answer 4

cooper run, multistage fitness test (bleep test)

Question 5

explain how one of the tests are done (cardiovascular endurance)

Answer 5

cooper run requires the participant to run as far as they can in 12 minutes, record the number of meters

Question 6

explain how the other test is done (cardiovascular endurance)

Answer 6

multistage fitness test requires the participant to shuttle run before the ‘beep’. progressively gets faster and this measures their vo2 max

Question 7

what is the definition of muscular endurance

Answer 7

the ability of the muscles to repeatedly contract or keep going without rest

Question 8

what are some sports of muscular endurance

Answer 8

canoeing, kayaking

Question 9

name 2 tests for muscular endurance

Answer 9

press up test, sit-up test

Question 10

explain one of the tests (muscular endurance)

Answer 10

press up test- how many press-ups the participant can do until hitting exhaustion

Question 11

explain the other test (muscular endurance)

Answer 11

sit up test(similar to sleep test) participant must do a sit-up before the ‘beep’ until they can no longer keep up. count how many done

Question 12

what is the definition of speed

Answer 12

the ability of the body to move quickly

Question 13

what are some sport with speed- is this considered a limb speed or a whole body speed

Answer 13

100m print- limb speed, intercepting in netball- hole body speed

Question 14

what is the 30 m sprint (speed)

Answer 14

a spirit where the participant is bent forward which allows air to pass through making them quicker

Question 15

what is the definition of strength

Answer 15

the ability of a muscle to exert a force in a short period of time

Question 16

name 2 sports involving strength

Answer 16

shotput, weightlifting

Question 17

what is the grip strength dynamometer

Answer 17

measures hand grip

Question 18

how do you do the grip strength test

Answer 18

hold the dynamometer parallel to your body, squeeze as hard as you can, repeat 3 times, record the average

Question 19

what does 1rm stand for

Answer 19

1 repetition maximum

Question 20

what does the 1rm test measure

Answer 20

chest strength

Question 21

how do you do the 1rm test

Answer 21

the participant bench presses, adding 10% each time until they reach their max

Question 22

what do you train when training in strength

Answer 22

slow-twitch fibres and fast-twitch fibres

Question 23

is it anaerobically or aerobically

Answer 23

anaerobically

Question 24

what is the definition of power

Answer 24

the combination of strength and speed

Question 25

what is the equation to work out power

Answer 25

power=strength x speed

Question 26

what events is power used in and why

Answer 26

in explosive events to undertake strength performance quickly

Question 27

name two tests for power

Answer 27

vertical jump test, standing jump test

Question 28

describe both of them

Answer 28

standing jump test requires the participant to jump as high as they can to touch the board, verticle jump test requires the participants to jump as far as they can in one movement, measure the best distance after 3 tres