Improving Health and Fitness Flashcards
Health
Physical, mental, and social wellbeing, not just absene of ill health.
Fitness
To be able to cope with demands made during an individual’s day-to-day life.
Health-related fitness
An umbrella term for the combination of physiological factors that enable an individual to cope with the demands of their life, and may also have an effect upon their health.
Skill-related fitness
Neuromuscular factors that enable an individual to successfully perform skills or techniques.
Stamina
The ability to sustain stressful physical exertion for a period of time.
Aerobic Capacity
How efficiently the body can take in, transport and use oxygen.
Cardio-vascular system
Our blood vessels, arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins.
Cardio-respiratory system
Umbrella term for the heart, lungs and blood vessels.
Strength
The ability to overcome a resistance. This may be explosive, static or dynamic.
Speed
The rate at which the body is moved from one place to another.
Muscular Endurance
The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to perform repetitive contractions over a period of time.
Flexibility
The range of movement around a joint.
Power
The rapid application of muscular force. Strength and speed combined.
Agility
The ability to change the body’s direction efficiently and under control.
Balance
A state of stability or equilibrium achieved by keeping the centre of mass over or within the base of support.
