Health related components of fitness Flashcards
What are the five health-related components of fitness?
Cardiovascular fitness Muscular strength Muscular endurance Flexibility Body composition
What is Cardiovascular Fitness?
The ability to exercise your whole body for long periods of time.
What are some examples of sports that require good cardiovascular fitness.
Marathon running
Tennis
Football
What is Muscular Strength?
The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance.
What sports do you need lots of muscular strength for?
Weight lifting
Rugby
Discus
Shot put
What is Muscular Endurance?
The ability to use voluntary muscles repeatedly without getting tired.
What sports do you need muscular endurance?
Boxing
Swimming
Rowing
What is flexibility?
The range of motion of your joints
What sports need flexibility?
Gymnastics
Badminton
Tennis
Name a positive of flexibility.
You are less likely to get injured.
What is body composition?
The percentage of body weight that is muscle, fat or bone.
What are the skill related components of fitness?
Agility Balance Speed Power Co-ordination Reaction time
What test can you do to test your cardiovascular fitness?
12 minute cooper run
What test can you do to test your muscular endurance?
Push up test
What test can you do to test your muscular strength?
1 repetition maximum strength test
