What Is Fitness?

Question 1

Definition of Fitness?

Answer 1

Work capacity across broad times and modal domains

Question 2

Definition of health?

Answer 2

Work capacity across broad times and modal domains across the years of your life

Question 3

What is the relationship between fitness and health?

Answer 3

They are the same thing and measurable.

Question 4

What are the four models of fitness

Answer 4

10 General Physical Skills, The Hopper, Metabolic Pathways, Sickness-Wellness-Fitness Continuum

Question 5

10 General physical skills

Answer 5

If your goal is optimum physical competence than all physical skills must be considered.

Question 6

Cardio Respiratory Endurance, Stamina, Strength, Flexibility

Answer 6

Organic - Requires training

Question 7

Power, Speed

Answer 7

Organic and adaptations of both - Requires training and practice

Question 8

Coordination, accuracy, balance, agility

Answer 8

Neurological - Requires practice

Question 9

The Hopper

Answer 9

Physical challenge lottery, measurable tasks, quantifiable, balance of skills and drills. Being able to perform well at any task imaginable.

Question 10

Metabolic Pathways

Answer 10

Phosphagen, Glycolytic, Oxidative

Question 11

Phosphagen Pathway

Answer 11

High power/low time:
10 Seconds or less - 100m sprint or 1RM DL
*Anaerobic activity

Question 12

Glycolytic Pathway

Answer 12

Medium duration/power:
2 Minutes or less - 400m sprint - Best blend of phosphates and oxidative
*Anaerobic activity

Question 13

Oxidative Pathway

Answer 13

Low power/long duration/sustainable efforts:

Marathon - Aerobic activity

Question 14

What does a balance of bioenergetics mean?

Answer 14

The engines that fuel all human activity

Question 15

Sickness, Fitness, Wellness Continuum

Answer 15

Fitness is a measure of wellness, and wellness is a hedge against sickness

Question 16

Define Sickness

Answer 16

Pulse = 100bpm
BF = 40%+
Blood Pressure = 160/80
DL = 1/2 BW

Question 17

Define Wellness

Answer 17

Pulse = 70bpm
BF = 20%
Blood Pressure = 120/80
DL = BW

Question 18

Define Fitness

Answer 18

Pulse = 50bpm
BF = 10% or less
Blood Pressure = 110/55
DL = 2x BW

Question 19

What are the 10 General Physical Skills

Answer 19

Cardio endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, accuracy

Question 20

Define anaerobic

Answer 20

Energy is derived anaerobically when energy is liberated from substrates in the
absence of oxygen.

Question 21

Define aerobic

Answer 21

Energy is derived aerobically when oxygen is utilized to metabolize substrates derived from food and liberates energy.

Question 22

What is work capacity?

Answer 22

Changes inpower between workout attempts

Question 23

How is work capacity illustrated by the power curve?

Answer 23

The area under the curve on a graph with power

on the Y-axis and duration of effort on the X-axis.

Question 24

What is the goal of CrossFit in relation to the power curve?

Answer 24

Increased fitness

Question 25

Define evidence-based

Answer 25

Measurable, observable, repeatable

Question 26

How is CrossFit’s definitions of fitness and health are different than those found in exercise-science literature?

Answer 26

definitions of these quantities are measurable