Health, Training and Exercise

Question 1

What is a Sedentary lifestyle?

Answer 1

• a lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity and an excessive amount of daily sitting.

Question 2

What do carbohydrates and what do they do?

Answer 2

• main source of energy for working muscles

- immediate energy source

Question 3

What are proteins and what do they do?

Answer 3

needed for growth and repair of body tissues - which help build muscle

Question 4

Speed?

Answer 4

• the ability to put body parts into motion quickly

Question 5

reaction time?

Answer 5

-the time taken to respond to a stimulus

Question 6

co-ordination?

Answer 6

-the ability to use two or more body parts together-

Question 7

power?

Answer 7

strength x speed

Question 8

balance?

Answer 8

The ability to maintain the boy’s centre of mass above the base of support

Question 9

Agility?

Answer 9

-the ability to change the position of the body quickly and control the movement

Question 10

Muscular strength?

Answer 10

The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

Question 11

Flexibility?

Answer 11

The range of motion at a joint

Question 12

Muscular endurance?

Answer 12

The ability to use voluntary muscles repeatedly without tiring

Question 13

C.V.E?

Answer 13

The ability of the heart, lungs and blood to transport oxygen

Question 14

Body Composition?

Answer 14

The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone

Question 15

Continuos training?

Answer 15

Long work periods without rest

Question 16

Interval training?

Answer 16

High intensity training with rest inbetween

Question 17

Circuit training?

Answer 17

A series of exercises at different stations, allowing for rest in between stations

Question 18

Fartlek training?

Answer 18

‘Speed play’, working aerobically and anaerobically

Question 19

weight training?