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Question 1

What are the five health-related components of fitness?

Answer 1

Cardiovascular fitness
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Flexibility
Body composition

Question 2

What is the definition of cardiovascular fitness?

Answer 2

The ability to exercise your whole body for long periods of time

Question 3

What is the definition of muscular strength?

Answer 3

The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

Question 4

What is the definition of muscular endurance?

Answer 4

The abillity to use voluntary muscles repeatedly without getting tired

Question 5

How will flexibility impact our performance?

Answer 5

It prevents events like injury and can improve your performance in your particular sport.

Question 6

What is the definition of body composition?

Answer 6

The percentage of body weight that is muscle, fat or bone

Question 7

Why is it important to have a healthy BMI (Body Mass Index)

Answer 7

It important because people with an unhealthy BMI may have added strain to muscles, bones or joints

Question 8

In order of relevance outline which is the most important health related fitness for a left back?

Answer 8

1) Cardiovascular fitness a left back needs to be running up and down the line all the time meaning the need cardiovascular fitness to run for long periods of time
2) Flexibility a left back may need to make slide tackles or goal line clearances flexibility helps because you need to move your legs in positions that you may need to be flexible to do
3) Body composition for a player who is at left back you need speed having to much fat may slow you down not allowing you to run for long periods of time without getting tired
4) Muscular strength you need to be able to go into 50/50 being able to win challenges
5) Muscular endurance this is due to how left backs will not be needing to hold a resistance for a long period of time