Health and well being

Question 1

What is meant by health

Answer 1

Complete physical, mental and social well being, not just the absence of disease

Question 2

What is physical well being

Answer 2

Being well in the body and free from injuries or illness

Question 3

What is mental health and well being

Answer 3

Able to cope with stress
able to control emotions
and having a good self esteem

Question 4

What is social well being

Answer 4

Positive sense of involvement with family, friends and others in the community

Question 5

What is the definition of fitness

Answer 5

Being able to cope with demands of environment

Question 6

How is fitness decreased

Answer 6

Being unable to train due to ill health lowering the overall fitness

Question 7

How is fitness increased

Answer 7

Despite being ill you area still able to train increasing overall fitness

Question 8

Function of carbonhydrates

Answer 8

Provide body with fuel needed for physical activity and function of organs

Question 9

Function of fats

Answer 9

Supply high concentrated source of energy that can store in body for late use

Question 10

How does the body use food sources to provide energy

Answer 10

Glucose is converted into glycogen and stored in muscles

Muscle cells release energy from glucose in respiration

Question 11

What are the 6 components of health related fitness

Answer 11

Cardiovascular endurance
Flexibility
Muscular endurance
power
speed
strength

Question 12

What are the 4 components of skill related fitness

Answer 12

Agility
Balance
Coordination
reaction

Question 13

What is the test for cardiovascular endurance

Answer 13

Cooper test

12 minutes where you run for as long as you can and record the distance.

Question 14

Other test for cardio vascular endurance test

Answer 14

Multi stage fitness test
2 lines drawn between 20 metres and continuers shuttle runs
Have to reach the other end before the bleep. time of bleep decreases as the test progresses
3 missed bleeps and your level is established

Question 15

What is the test for flexibility

Answer 15

Sit and reach test

Sit with legs fully extended against a box, Keeping ur legs straight slide your hands across the box (Not jerking).

Question 16

Test for muscular endurance

Answer 16

Multi stage abdominal test

Performing as many sit ups you can in 30 seconds

Question 17

Test for power

Answer 17

Vertical jump test
Facing a wall extend both arms upward as far as you can and mark against a wall. Jump as high as you can and touch the wall and distance measure is from standing height to jump height

Question 18

Test for speed

Answer 18

30 m sprint

Run as fast as you can in 30 metres

Question 19

Test for strength

Answer 19

One rep max test

Weight a person can lift for one repetion

Question 20

another test for strength

Answer 20

Hand grip dynamometer

Gripping a dynamometer as hard as you can and measurement shown on the display. repeat 3 times

Question 21

Test for agility

Answer 21

Illinois agility test
Starting lying facedown with chin on the starting line. on the command “Go” get up and run as fast as you can through the course.

Question 22

Test for balance

Answer 22

Stork stand test
One leg down whilst other leg placed on the inside of the knee. Timing starts once you close your eyes and ends when you lose balance or your foot come off the inside of knee

Question 23

Test for coordination

Answer 23

Anderson wall toss test
Standing 2m from a wall you toss a ball underarm to the wall with one hand and catch with another. Total is number of catches made in 30 seconds

Question 24

test for reaction

Answer 24

Metre ruler drop test
stand with your thumb alongside a ruler. another person drops the ruler and you have to catch the ruler with thumb and index finger.

Question 25

What are the main reasons to fitness testing

Answer 25

Identify strengths and weaknesses
Monitor improvement
Motivation
Help produce training programme

Question 26

What is V02 max

Answer 26

Volume of oxygen that can be consumed while exercising at maximum capacity

Question 27

How does age affect V02 level

Answer 27

oxygen uptake best between 18-25 y/o

reduces with age about 1 percent per year

Question 28

How does gender affect V02 level

Answer 28

v02 max is typically higher in men than woman

Question 29

How does genetics affect V02 level

Answer 29

types of muscle fibres you have and size of heart you inherit from parents

Question 30

How does lifestyle affect V02 level

Answer 30

smoking can prevent V02 max from improving

Question 31

How does training affect V02 level

Answer 31

focusing on cardiovascular activities will increase V02 max