SOC:2 Health Related Components Of Fitness Flashcards
5 Health related components of fitness
-Cardiovascular fitness
-Muscular strength
-muscular endurance
-Flexibility
-Body composition
Cardiovascular fitness
The ability to exercise your whole body for long periods of time.
Muscular strength
The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance.
Flexibility
The range of motion of your joints
How will flexibility impact your performance
-execute skills better
-less likely to get injured
Body composition
The percentage of body weight that is muscle, fat or bone
How can low body composition benefit you
-less stress on your joints
-less weight on your legs and other bones
-less weight to carry round
How to calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index)
Weight in kg divided by your height in meter squared
In order of relevance whats the most important component of fitness for Joe Marler
- Body composition - having a good balance of muscle and fat can help win scrums and tackles.
- Muscular strength - able to tackle the other teams players and kick the ball hard
- Cardiovascular fitness - able to use all voluntary muscles throughout the game
- Muscular endurance - able to keep tackling hard and working without much breaks through the game
- Flexibility - able to get into the position to tackle
muscular endurance
The ability to use a voluntary muscle repeatedly without getting tired