Health and Fitness

Question 1

Cardiovascular fitness

Answer 1

The ability for your heart lungs and blood to be able to pump oxygen during sustained exercise.

Question 2

Muscular endurance

Answer 2

The ability to use voluntary muscles without tiring

Question 3

Muscular strength

Answer 3

The ability to exert a force

Question 4

Flexibility

Answer 4

Range of movement around a joint.

Question 5

Body composition

Answer 5

Percentage of body weight which is fat muscle and bone

Question 6

Agility

Answer 6

Ability to change position of the body quickly and control the movement.

Question 7

Balance

Answer 7

The ability to maintain the body’s centre of mass above the base if support.

Question 8

Coordination

Answer 8

He ability to use two or more body parts together.

Question 9

Power

Answer 9

The ability to preform strength performances quickly.

Question 10

Reaction time

Answer 10

The time taken to respond to a stimulus.

Question 11

Speed

Answer 11

The ability to put body parts into motion quickly.

Question 12

Hand grip dynamometer (strength)

Answer 12

1) grip with dominant hand
2)apply maximum force while arm is straight in front of body
3)compare to normative data

Question 13

12 min cooper swim ( cardiovascular endurance )

Answer 13

1) measure the distance of one length
2) athletes swim as far as possible in 12 minutes.
3)find the distance covered and compare to normative data.

Question 14

12 min cooper run

Answer 14

1) measure the distance around the pitch or track
2) athletes run as far as possible in 12 minutes.
3)find the distance covered and compare to normative data.

Question 15

Sit and reach test ( flexibility )

Answer 15

1)Remove shoes and position sit and reach box against the wall
2)Keep knees completely locked and reach forward with one hand on top of the other
3)Stretch and hold position for two seconds while non-participant records score
4)compare to normative data

Question 16

30m sprint test (speed)

Answer 16

1)Mark out a 30 metre distance on an even, firm surface
2)Participant takes a rolling start so that they are running at full speed as they hit the start line
Ensure accurate timing by using two timers
3)compare to normative data

Question 17

1 minute sit up test ( muscular endurance )

Answer 17

1)On a cushioned surface the participant performs as many full sit-ups as possible in 60 seconds
2)Non-participant counts the completed actions and judges that all actions are full
3)compare to normative data

Question 18

1 minute press up test ( muscular endurance )

Answer 18

1)On a cushioned surface the participant performs as many full press-ups as possible in 60 seconds
2)Non-participant counts the completed actions and judges that all actions are full
3)compare to normative data.

Question 19

Illinois agility test (agility)

Answer 19

1)Mark out the course to the exact measurements required
2)Participant starts in a face-down lying position at the start line
3)Ensure accuracy of timing with two timers at the finish line
4)compare to normative data

Question 20

Vertical jump test ( power )

Answer 20

1)Participant stands sideways onto wall and measures height with an up-stretched arm
2)Participant jumps as high as possible and marks wall at peak of the jump on three occasions
3)The average distance between the standing and jumping height is taken as the score

Question 21

Fitness

Answer 21

the ability to meet the demands of the environment

Question 22

Health

Answer 22

A state of complete mental physical and social well-being and not nearly the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 23

Performance

Answer 23

How well a task is completed