Soc 2-Components Of Fitness (health)

Question 1

What are the health related components?

Answer 1

Muscular Strength
Flexability
Cardiovascular fitness
Muscular endurance
Body composition

Question 2

What is muscular strength?

Answer 2

Amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance
E.g Rugby players need muscular strength to push against opponents in the scrum

Question 3

What is flexability?

Answer 3

Range of motion of your joints
E.g People that do gymnastics need to be very flexible to pull of certain moves

Question 4

What is cardiovascular fitness?

Answer 4

Ability to exercise the whole body for long periods of time.
E.g long distance runners

Question 5

What is muscular endurance?

Answer 5

Ability to use voluntary muscles repeatedly without getting tired.
E.g tennis players continously use the fore arms for long periods of time

Question 6

What is body composition?

Answer 6

Percentage of body weight that is muscle,fat or bone.
E.g runners need less muscle,fat and size and more light.

Question 7

What is the function of our muscular-skeletal system?

Answer 7

Movement
Protection
Flexability
Structure/shape
Framework for muscles to attach to

Question 8

Rugby players need …?

Answer 8

Muscular strength and endurance

Question 9

Gymasts need …?

Answer 9

Flexibikity and body composition

Question 10

Tennis players need …?

Answer 10

Muscular endurance

Question 11

Footballers need …?

Answer 11

Cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance