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GCSE PE 2018-2020 > Soc 2 & 3 Components of Fitness > Flashcards

Soc 2 & 3 Components of Fitness Flashcards

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Health related components of Fitness

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  • muscular endurance
  • muscular strength
  • cardiovascular fitness
  • body composition
  • flexibility
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Cardiovascular fitness

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

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Improved cardiovascular fitness helps prevent…

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Cardiovascular diseases like coronary heart disease and stroke

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Muscular strength

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The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

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Muscular endurance

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The ability to use voluntary muscles repeatedly without getting tired

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Improved strength and weight bearing activity helps prevent…

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Reduce loss of bone density (osteoporosis)

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Flexibility

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The range of motion in your joints

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Body composition

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

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Improved body composition helps prevent…

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Obesity and Type 2 diabetes

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How does flexibility benefit a performer

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The more flexible you are the less likely you are to get injured

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Hypertrophy

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The process of building muscle - a term for growth and increase of the size of muscle cells

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BMI

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Calculation for body composition

Weight=62.3
Height=175cm
62.3/1.75x1.75=20.3

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Skill related components of fitness

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  • Agility
  • Balance
  • Co-ordination
  • Power
  • Reaction time
  • Speed
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Agility

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The ability to change position and control the body at speed

Rugby

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Balance

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Being able to keep the body stable while at rest or on the move

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What are the two types of balance?

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Static balance - keeping the body stable while stationary e.g doing a handstand

Dynamic balance - maintaining a controlled stable position while moving e.g hammer throwing

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Co-ordination

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The ability to use two or more body parts together

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Power

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The ability to undertake strength performances quickly it can be written as a formula: power = strength x speed

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Reaction Time

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The time between a stimulus and a movement in response to it

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Speed

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The rate at which an individual can perform a movement or cover a distance

GCSE PE 2018-2020 (38 decks)

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