Section Three - Physical Training Flashcards
What is the definition of health?
A state of complete physical, menatl and social well being and not merely the abscence of disease or infirmity
What is the definition of fitness?
Being able to meet the demands of the enviroment
a part of being healthy
What is the definition of exercise?
a form of physical activity done to maintain or improve health and/or fitness
What is cardiovascular fitness?
the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the muscles so the whole body can be exercised for a long time.
What are the 10 components of fitness?
- speed
- agility
- balance
- cardiovascular endurance
- co-ordination
- flexibility
- muscular endurance
- power/explosive strength
- reaction time
- strength
- speed
What does exercise improve?
- components of fitness (CV fitness, muscular endurance)
- stronger bones
- mental, physical and social health and well being
Full answer in ‘anatomy and physiology
Explain what cardiovascular fitness?
Your heart and lungs work together to keep your muscles supplied with oxygen.
The harder you work your muscles, the more oxygen they need.
cardiovascular fitness is the ability heart and lungs to suplly oxygen to the muscles so that the whole body can be exercised for a long time.
A high level of cardiovascular fitness is particular important for endurance sport like long distance running.
Explain what strength is?
strength is the amount of force that a muscle or muscle group can pply against a resistance.
Important for sport like weightlifiting and judo where you need to use alot of force.
Strength also increases power
Explain what muscular endurance is?
Muscular endurance is the ability to repeatedly use the voluntary muscles over a long time without getting tired. Involuntary muscles work without any conscious effort from you. Voluntary muscles are attached to the skeleton and are under your control.
Explain what flexibility is?
The amount of movement possible at joint.
- fewer injuries
- better performance (gymnastics taekwando)
- better body health (posture, ligaments)
Explain what agility is
Agility is your bodys ability to change direction at speed.
This important in most team sports as you have to chnage direction while running to e.g tackle to the opposition
Explain what balance is
The ability to keep the bodys centre of mass over a base of support.
there are different types of balance which are:
-dynamic balance
-satic balance
Explain what reaction time is
The time taken to move in response to a stimulus.
e.g. starting gun in football
Explain what coordination is
The ability to use two or more body parts together efficiently and accuratly. Different types are:
- hand eye coordination
- limb coordination
what do fitness tests do?
They are designed to measure specific components of fitness. They help determine strengths, weaknesses and how good you are at the different components of fitness. This is often used to see if your training is working and moniter progress
