Soc 2 - Health Related Components If Fitness

Question 1

What are the 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

What is an example of a sport the requires high amounts of cardiovascular fitness?

Answer 3

marathon

Question 4

Muscular strength

Answer 4

The amount of force a muscle can exert against resistance.

Question 5

What is an example of a sport the requires high amounts of muscular strength

Answer 5

Weight lifting

Question 6

Muscular endurance

Answer 6

The ability to use voluntary muscules repeatedly without getting tired

Question 7

Flexibility

Answer 7

The range of motion in your joints

Question 8

Why does being flexible improve performance?

Answer 8

You are less likley to get injured and if you are not injured you can train and improve

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 (kg) / height squared (m)