Fitness for sport and exercise Flashcards

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1
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Name the 6 physical components of fitness

A

1) Aerobic endurance
2) Muscular endurance
3) muscular strength
4) Flexibility
5) Body composition
6) speed

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2
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What is aerobic endurance?

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The ability to exercise for long periods of time

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3
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What is Muscular endurance?

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The ability to use your muscles for long period of time

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4
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What is muscular strength?

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The maximum force a muscle can exert against

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5
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What is flexibility?

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The range of movement at a joint

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6
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What is speed?

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Distance (divided) by time

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7
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What is body composition?

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The percentage of fat, muscle and bone in the body

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8
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Name the 5 skill related components of fitness?

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1) Agility
2) Balance
3) coordination
4) Power
5) Reaction time

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9
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What is agility?

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The ability to change direction quickly

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10
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What is balance?

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the ability to maintain centre of mass

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11
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What is coordination?

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The smooth flow of movement needed to perform a motor task.

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12
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What is power?

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The product of strength and speed

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13
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What is reaction time?

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The time taken for a sport performer to respond to a stimulus and their individual response

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14
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What is the equation to calculate heart rate max?

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220-age

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15
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What does RPE stand for?

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Rating of perceived exertion

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16
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What is the calculation to calculate your heart rate from the RPE scale?

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RPE x 10= heart rate (bpm)

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17
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What does FITT stand for?

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Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type

18
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What is frequency?

A

The number of sessions

19
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What is intensity?

A

How hard they will train

20
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What is Time?

A

How long they will train for

21
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What is type?

A

What training method

22
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What are the 6 principles of training and their definitions?

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specificity- suited to the individuals sport
Progressive overload- Using fitt to progressively make training harder
Individual needs- A program to make you meet goals and needs
Reversibility- When training stops and training effects are
reversed
Variation-Vary training to avoid becoming board
Adaptation- How the body reacts to training loads by when increased.

23
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What are the 3 different types of training to improve flexibility?

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1) static stretching
2) Ballistic stretching
3) PNF

24
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What is static stretching?

A

Stretching while keeping the body still

25
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What is ballistic stretching?

A

Fast jerky movements while stretching

26
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What is PNF stretching?

A

Stretching with a resistance

27
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What are the 3 different types of training methods to improve muscular endurance and power?

A

Circuit training
Free weights
Plyometrics

28
Q

Name an advantage a disadvantage for circuit training

A

AD- it can be flexible with the types of training

DIS- Requires a lot of equipment

29
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Name an advantage and disadvantage for free weights

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AD- Improves muscular strength

DIS- can become repetitive

30
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Name an advantage and disadvantage for plyometrics

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AD- Help develop specific power and strength

DIS- Need a lot of equipment

31
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What are the 4 different types of training to improve aerobic endurance?

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1) Continuous
2) Fartlek
3) Interval
4) Circuit

32
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What are the different speed training methods?

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1) Hollow sprints
2) Accelerative sprints
3) Interval

33
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How do you test flexibility?

A

Sit and reach test

34
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How do you test strength?

A

Hand grip dynometer

35
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How do you test aerobic endurance?

A

Multi-stage fitness test

36
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How do you test speed?

A

35m sprint

37
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How do you test agility?

A

illinois agility test

38
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How do you test muscular endurance?

A

1min press-up test

39
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How do you test body composition?

A

BMI or skin fold test

40
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How do u calculate BMI?

A

Weight (divided by) Hight x heigh

41
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Describe the skin fold test

A

Take 3 measurements . Males from the thigh abdominal and chest and female thigh triceps and supra-iliac. Add up the three measurements and use on the nomogram

42
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Describe the BIA test

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Put electrodes on the wrist, hand, ankle and foot on the right of someones body then pass an small electrical current through the body. The more fat the more resistance to the current.