Zusammenfassung der Ressource
PE 1.1.3 (Edexcel)
- Definitions
- Health
- A state of complete mental, social
and physical well-being an not merely
the absence of disease and infirmity
- Fitness
- The ability to meet the demand of
the environment
- Exercise
- A form of physical activity to maintain or improve
fitness. It is not a competitive sport
- Health-related fitness
- Cardiovascular fitness
- The ability to exercise the entire body
for long periods of time without tiring
- Muscular endurance
- The ability to use the same
muscle group repeated
times without them tiring
- Muscular strength
- The amount of force a muscle
can exert against a resistance
- Body composition
- the percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle and bone
- Flexibility
- The range of movement possible at a joint
- Skill-related fitness
- Agility
- The ability to change the direction/position of the body
quickly
- Players in rugby need agility to avoid tackles from
the opposition
- Balance
- The ability to retain the body's centre of mass above
the base support
- Static balance = When stationary so holding a balance
- Dynamic balance = When moving. For
example when spinning to throw a discus
- Co-ordination
- The ability to use 2 or more body parts at
the same time
- Eyes and hands when playing tennis
- Power
- The ability to perform
actions requiring strength
with speed
- A high jumper needs an
powerful jump to get
over the bar
- Reaction time
- The ability to react quickly to a stimulus
- A sprinter needs to react
quickly to the starting gun
- Speed
- The time it takes to perform a
particular action or cover a distance
- A sprinter needs speed to cover 100m as quick as they can