Componet 1 Flashcards
Health
A state of complete emotional/psychological, physical and solial well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity .
Fitness
Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of an environment so for a sportsman, it means being in the right emotional/psychological and physical shape to be able to do what your sport requires of you.
Exercise
Physical activity that maintains or improves health and fitness.
Cardiovascular fitness
The ability to exercise your whole body for long periods of time.
Muscular strength
The amount of force a muscle can exert against an resistance.
Muscular endurance
The ability to use voluntary muscles repeatably without getting tried.
Flexibility
The range of motion of your joints.
Body composition
The percentage of body weight that is muscle, fat or bone.
Agility
The ability to change position and control the body at speed.
Balance
Being able to keep the body stable while at rest or on the move.
Co-ordination
The ability to use two or move body parts together.
Power
The ability to undertake strength performances quickly. It can be written as a formula:
Power=strength x speed
Reaction time
The time between a stimulus and a movement in response to it.
Speed
He rate at which an individual can perform a movement or cover a distance.
What is glucose?
A major source of energy for most cells in the body.