Soc 2 Components Of Fitness Flashcards
What is the 5 health related components of fitness
1.Cardiovascular fitness
2.muscular strength
3.muscular endurance
4.flexibilty
5.body composition
What is cardiovascular fitness
The ability to exercise your whole body for long periods of time
What sports require cardiovascular fitness
Football because you need to try play a full 90 minute match and cardiovascular fitness helps with that
What is muscular strength
The amount of force a muscle can exert again a resistance
What sports require muscular strength
Weight lifting because you need to make an effort to suceed in this and also rugby where two packs push against eachover
What is muscular endurance
The ability to use voluntary muscles repeatedily without getting tired
What sports require muscular endurance
Tennis because the games are played for a long period of time where muscles need to work hard.
What is flexibility
The range of motion of your joints.
Why is being flexible important
If your flexible you will likely to not get injured and if your injured you cant perform and train
What is body composition
The percentage of body weight that is muscle,fat or bone
How do u work out your bmi
Bmi is calculated by taking your weight in kg and dividing it by your height in m squared
