Health exercise and fitness Flashcards
Define cardiorespiratory endurance
The ability of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to take in and transport oxygen to the working muscles, where it can be utilised and aerobic performance maintained
what is cardiorespiratory endurance affected by (3)
- efficiency of gaseous exchange at lungs and muscle cells
- effectiveness of O2 transport from lungs to muscle cells
- ability of muscle cells to utilise the O2 they recieve
Cardiorespiratory endurance performers often possess:
- greater capillarisation of alveoli and muscle cells
- greater concentration of red blood cells and thus haemoglobin in blood (helps transport O2 to working muscles)
- Greater concentration of myoglobin in muscle cells (helps store o2 and transport to mitochondria)
- Greater number and size of mitochondria (site of energy production under aerobic conditions)
How to test stamina
Harvard step test
cooper 12 min run test
multi stage fitness test
Define vo2 max
the maximal volume of oxygen a person can take in transport and utilise per min
ml/kg/min OR l/min
Define body composition
the relative components of total body mass in terms of fat mass and lean body mass
Lean body mass good for cardiovascular and muscular endurance as more o2 directed to working muscles
How to test body composition (3)
bioelectrical impedance
BMI
skin fold measurement
Define flexibility
the range of movement possible around a joint
define static flexibility
the range of movement around a joint when the muscles surrounding the joint are slowly lengthed
define dynamic flexibility
considers the speed at which the body parts are moved around a joint eg trampolining
6 factors which determine flexbility
elasticity of ligaments and tendons surrounding the joints strength of antagonist surrounding joint type of joint temp of muscle and connective tissues performer age gender
how to test flexibility
sit and reach
define maximum strength and how to test it
maximum force developed in muscle or group of muscles during a single maximal contraction
1 repetition max
what 2 factors is maximum strength dependent on
- cross sectional area of muscle
2. amount of fast twitch glycolytic muscle fibres (2b)
define muscular strength or strength endurance
the ability of a muscle or muscle group to undergo repeated contractions against a resistance for an extended period of time
medium - high intensity
how to test strength endurance
NCF abdominal conditioning
define strength
ability of body to apply a force against a resistance
Strength endurance; what type of muscle fibres
slow (type1) twitch muscle fibres
fast oxidative glycolytic muscle fibres (2a)- pick up certain slow twitch characteristics so withstand fatigue longer.
able to withstand high levels of lactic acid
5 health related components of fitness
cardiorespiratory endurance strength endurance maximum strength Flexbility body composition
3 health and skill related fitness components
power
elastic strength
speed
define elastic stregth
the ability to overcome a resistance rapidly and prepare the muscle quickly for a sequential contraction of equal force
what do elastic strength athletes contain a lot of?
fast twitch glycolytic muscle fibres (2b)
Thick myelin shealth surrounding the fibres allows motor neurone to conduct impulse to muscle more rapidly = faster rate of muscle contraction