Soc 2 Components Of Fitness

Question 1

Health related components of fitness (5)

Answer 1

Cardiovascular fitness
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Flexibility
Body composition

Question 2

What is cardiovascular fitness

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is muscular strength

Answer 3

The amount of force a muslce can exert against a resistence

Question 4

What is muscular endurance

Answer 4

The ability to use voluntary muscles repeatedly without getting tired

Question 5

What is flexibility

Answer 5

The range of motion of your joints

Question 6

How will flexibility impact performance

Answer 6

Execute skills better
Continual training allowing you to improve without injury

Question 7

What is body composition

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Why is it importnant to have a healthy BMI?

Answer 8

It will reduce the chance of getting diseases such as diabetes.
It also puts less strain on muscles, bones and joints. This could affect performance.

Question 9

How do you measure your BMI

Answer 9

BMI is calculated by taking your weight in Kg and by dividing it by your height in m^2.

Question 10

In order of relevance outline which components of fitness are most important to a point-gaurd

Answer 10

1. Flexibility ( a pg needs to be flexible to perform dribbling moves and finishing around the rim against taller defenders)
2. Body composition ( a pg needs to be shifty to get around defenders which is hard with a lot of weight)
3. Cardiovascular fitness ( a pg needs to be able to run up and down the court for 48 minutes without fatigue and also should be one of the quickest on the court)
4. ME (a pg uses muscles like the shoulders and legs for shooting and jumping without fatigue)
5. MS ( a pg uses strength to shoot from range and to defend the opponents from getting to the basket)