Soc 2 - Components Of Fitness

Question 1

What are the 5 Health related components of Fitness

Answer 1

• Cardiovascular Fitness
• Muscular strength
• Muscular endurance
• Flexibility
• Body composition

Question 2

Cardiovascular fitness

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Sports that require cardiovascular fitness

Answer 3

• Long distance running (1500m, marathon, etc)
• Football
• Tennis
• Basketball
• Rugby, etc

Question 4

Muscular strength

Answer 4

The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

Question 5

Sport that require muscular strength

Answer 5

• Weightlifting (clean and jerk)
• Rugby (ruck, scrum)

Question 6

Muscular endurance

Answer 6

The ability to use voluntary muscles repeatedly without getting tired

Question 7

Flexibility

Answer 7

The range of motion of your joint ( gymnatsics requires flexibility)

Question 8

Why is it important to be flexible

Answer 8

It is important because you are less likely to get injured so you can train and it will enable to to execute skills better such as a cartwheel in gymnastics

Question 9

Body composition

Answer 9

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

Question 10

How do you work out your BMI

Answer 10

Weight in KG / Height in metres squared