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The main components Flashcards

1
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What is cardio vascular fitness?

A

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

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2
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How do you exercise Cardio vascular Fitness?

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The 12 minute cooper run or a marathon

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3
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What athletes might need Cardio vascular fitness?

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People such as Usain Bolt

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4
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What is speed?

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The rate at which an individual can perform a movement or cover a distance

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5
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How do you exercise speed?

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30 metre sprint

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What athletes might need speed?

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Once more people such as Usain Bolt

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What is agility?

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The ability to control the movement of the whole body and change position quickly

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8
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How do you exercise agility?

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The Illinois agility test

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9
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What athletes might need agility?

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Any sport player

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10
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What is flexibility

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The range of motion of your joints

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11
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How do you test your flexibility?

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The sit and reach test

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12
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What athletes might need flexibility?

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Goal keepers in football or gymnasts

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13
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What is balance

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Being able to keep your body stable, while at rest or in motion

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14
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How do you exercise balance?

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The standing stork test

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15
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What athletes need balance?

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Gymnasts and ice hockey players

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16
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What is Power (speed and strength)

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The ability to undertake strength performances quickly

17
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How do you train power?

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The sergant jump test

18
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What kind of athletes need power?

A

Power lifters and discus players

19
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What is reaction time?

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The time beetween the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of a movement

20
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How do you train reaction time?

A

The ruler drop test

21
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What kind of athletes need reaction time?

A

F1 drivers

22
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What is muscular endurance?

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The ability to use voluntary muscles many time without getting tired.

23
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How do you exercise muscular endurance?

A

The sit up and press up test

24
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What kind of athletes need muscular endurance

A

Any martial artist

25
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What is co-ordination

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The ability to use two or more body parts together

26
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How do you exercise co-ordination

A

The ball toss test

27
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What kind of athletes need co-ordination?

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Basketball players or football players

28
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What is muscular strength?

A

The amount of force a muscle can exert against resistance

29
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How do we exercise muscular strength?

A

The handgrip strength test

30
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What athletes need muscular strength

A

Weight lifters

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