Health and Fitness

Question 1

Define Cardio-respiratory endurance

Answer 1

The ability for the cardio-respiratory systems to TAKE IN AND TRANPOSRT OXYGEN to the WORKING MUSCLES where it can be used in aerobic performance.

Question 2

Define maximum Strength

Answer 2

MAXIMUM FORCE that can be developed during a SINGLE MAXIMUM CONTRACTION.

Question 3

Define Muscular Endurance

Answer 3

Ability of a muscle or a muscle group to undergo REPEATED CONTRACTIONS for an EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT FATIGUE

Question 4

Define Power

Answer 4

Combination of strength and speed

Question 5

Define Speed

Answer 5

Maximum rate a person can move over a set distance.

Question 6

Define agility

Answer 6

Ability to change direction & position of the body QUICKLY, WITHOUT LOSS OF SPEED.

Question 7

Define Reaction Time

Answer 7

Ability to REACT to a STIMULUS QUICKLY

Question 8

Define Balance

Answer 8

Maintenance of the body’s CENTRE OF MASS over the BASE SUPPORT. Keeping equilibrium.

Question 9

Define flexibility

Answer 9

Range of movement possible at a joint

Question 10

Define Body Composition

Answer 10

How the body is made up in terms of FAT, MUSCLE, BONE

Question 11

Define coordination

Answer 11

Perform COMPLEX movements AT EASE

Question 12

Identify the main components of fitness that are required by a cricket player (3 marks)

Answer 12

Coordination- ability to perform complex movements at ease, used when bowling and batting. Agility- ability to change direction quickly and without loss of speed, used when running between the wickets to score points.

Question 13

What do you understand by the term Body Composition?Explain why does a gymnast’s body fat needs to be low (2marks)

Answer 13

make up of the body in terms of fat, muscle, bone, a gymnast needs low body fat to be able to hold their weight in positions such as handstands.

Question 14

Flexibility and Strength are important fitness components for a gymnast. Using examples, explain where each is used in gymnastics (2 marks)

Answer 14

Flexibility is used in asymmetric bars, flexibility is the range of movement possible at a joint, this is used on the bars because there needs to be a large range of movement possible to move around the bars and onto the other bar. Strength is used in the vault because the gymnast needs to get high in the air when they push off the springboard to perform numerous twists and turns.

Question 15

Many people participate in a physical activity to maintain their health and improve their fitness a). Give an appropriate definition for each of these terms.

Answer 15

Health- a state of physical mental and social wellbeing not just the absence of disease or illness Fitness- the ability to cope with the everyday demands of your environment and still have energy left to deal with an emergency

Question 16

b). Give two reasons why it is possible that a person may be considered to be fit but not healthy.

Answer 16

You can fit but not healthy. Healthy but not fit. Fit through training or a physically demanding job but not healthy due to lifestyle factors such as smoking or drugs.

Question 17

Weightlifting requires different types of strength. Name and describe the different types of strength used during weightlifting.

Answer 17

Power- the combination of strength and speed, used in the snatch/clean. Maximum strength- maximum force that can be exerted by a muscle or group of muscles in a single maximum contraction, used when lifting the bar above the head, (jerk)

Question 18

What do you understand by the term “stamina” and why is it an important component of fitness for games player?

Answer 18

Stamina is the ability to sustain prolonged exercise and is important for games players because many games consist of extended period of playing/ exercising with repeated contractions.

Question 19

Explain how the health of a performer may affect their fitness (2 marks)

Answer 19

You can be healthy but not fit. Fit but not healthy. Lifestyle choices can affect health, if you have a poor diet it can lead to obesity, and obesity leads to a struggle to get fit again