Health and Fitness Flashcards
Health
The state of physical, mental and social wellbeing and good health is the absence of disease or infirmity
Fitness
The ability to meet or cope with the demands of the environment
Agility
The ability to move and change direction quickly, at speed, while maintaining control
eg. Basketball player dribbling across the court
Cardiovascular Endurance
The ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the working muscles
eg. 1500m runner requires high CVD to compete
Coordination
The ability to use two or more different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently
eg. A serve in tennis requiring leg and arm movement
Flexibility
Refers to the range of movement possible at a joint
eg. A gymnast doing the split at the hip joint
Balance
The ability to keep the body stable by maintaining centre of mass over the base of support
eg. A gymnast doing a handstand
Static balance
Where the body is kept stable during little or no movement
eg. A gymnast doing a split on the ground
Dynamic balance
Where the body is kept stable in motion
eg. Messi dribbling
Muscular endurance
The ability of a muscle or muscle group to undergo repeated contractions whilst avoiding fatigue
eg. An 800m runner requires high muscular endurance
Fatigue
Can be felt when a participant experiences SEVERE TIREDNESS due to a build-up of lactic acid in the muscles
eg. A gymnast maintaining posture over time
Power
The product of strength and speed
eg. hitting a 6 in cricket requires strength and speed of hitting the ball
Speed
The maximum rate at which an individual is able to perform a movement or cover a distance over a period of time
eg. A 100m sprinter requires great speed to compete
Strength
Is the ability to overcome resistance
eg. All athletes needs strength to overcome their environments
Maximal strength
The greatest force possible in a SINGLE MUSCULAR CONTRACTION
eg. Shotput, javellin
Static Strength
Is the amount of force exerted on an object you CANNOT MOVE
eg. Rugby Scrum, handstand
Explosive strength
The amount of force exerted in one QUICK MUSCLE CONTRACTION
eg. kicking a football
Dynamic Strength
The amount of force exerted REPEATEDLY by a muscle
eg. Rowing
Reaction time
The time taken to start responding to a stimulus. Also the time taken from the initiation of the stimulus to the performer starting to respond
eg. a goalkeeper saving a penalty
What does fitness testing do?
- Highlights strengths and weaknesses
- Allows progress to be monitored carefully through re-testing and comparisons over time
- Helps in talent identification
Limitations of fitness testing
- Often tests are TOO GENERAL
- Don’t always replicate movements of the activity
- They don’t always replicate competitive conditions in sport
- Can be unreliable eg. motivation, drive
- Must be carried out with correct procedures to increase reliability which can be hard
What is the agility fitness test?
Illinois agility test
What is involved in the Illinois test (AGILITY)
- Running 10m in length and 10m in width
- Running through a series of cones
- Timed throughout (in seconds)
What is test for balance?
Stork balance test
What is involved in the stork balance test? (BALANCE)
- Stand on one leg
- Inside of foot goes on inside of knee
- Foot on floor is on tiptoes
What is the test for cardiovascular endurance?
Multistage fitness test
What is involved in the multistage fitness test? (CVD)
- Cones 20m apart
- Athlete arrives at cone before bleep and wait
- Time decreases between bleeps as you go
- Number of levels and lengths increases
What is the test for coordination?
Wall toss test
What is involved in the wall toss test? (COORDINATION)
- Athlete stands 2m from wall
- Tennis ball thrown with right hand and caught with left hand, vice versa
- This cycle is repeated for 30 seconds
- Amount of catches is counted within the given time