Year 9 Flashcards
Weight training
Involves lifting weight to increase the strength of muscles, using repetitions and sets
Continuous training
Aerobic exercising at a moderateto high level, with no rest
Plyometric training
Exercises where muscles use maximum force in short intervals of time
Farklet training
A method of training for runners where the terrain and speed are contantly changing
Interval training
Involves alternating stages of high and low intensity activity.
Circuit training
Is a series of exercises, completed for a certain amount of time, one after another.
Reversibility
Gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level
Progressive overload
Gradually increasing the amount of work to increase fitness
Individual needs
Taking into account someone’s aims and current levels of
Specificity
The particular requirements of an activity
FITT
Training principle based on frequency, intensity, time and type
Overtraining
Training beyond your body’s ability to recover
Strength
Amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance
Flexibility
Range of motion of your joints
Cardiovascular endurance
Ability to exercise the whole body for long periods of time
Muscular endurance
Ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired
Body composition
Percentage of body that is muscle, bone or fat
Agility
Ability to control the movement of the whole body and change position quickly
Reaction time
Time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of a movement
Speed
Rate of which an individual can cover a movement or range of distance
Balance
Keep the body stable, while at rest or in motion
Power
Ability to undertake strength performances quickly
Co-ordination
Ability to use two or more body parts together
All the muscles in your body
Pectoralis major, bicep, external obliques, hip flexors, quadriceps, tibialis anterior, deltoid, tricep, latissmus dorsi, gluteals, hamstrings, gastrocnemius
