Unit 5 : Health and Fitness

The World Health Organisation says that Health is?

Name 5 physical benefits of regularly exercising.

Name 5 mental benefits of regularly exercising.

Name 5 social benefits of regularly exercising.

Name three non-competitive activities you could participate in to improve your health.

State the benefits of taking part in a
non-competitive activity.

Why would swimming be a suitable
activity for a 60 year old?

Name three competitive activities you could participate in to improve your health.

State the factors that could motivate someone to compete in a competitive activity.

Why is it important to perform a warm up?

What are the three phases of a warm up?

Why is phase 1 of a warm up performed?

Why is phase 2 of a warm up performed?

Why is phase 3 of a warm up performed?

Whilst exercising physical changes occur. Name three short term effects of exercise on the body.

Following a hard training session an athlete would need to perform a warm down.

How does a warm down help the athlete to recover?

Describe a suitable warm down an athlete would perform after a game.

As well as performing a warm down a good recovery routine is needed.

What would an athlete do to aid recovery?

Taking part in regular sporting activity will develop many long term benefits to the athlete.
Name 5 long term benefits of exercise.

What does inherent mean?

What is fitness?

What is general fitness?

What are the components of general fitness?

What is the definition of suppleness?

Give an example of an everyday activity and a sporting example for suppleness.

To improve suppleness an athlete needs to regularly stretch.

What are the three stretching methods?

What is active stretching?

What is static stretching?

What is passive stretching?

Explain the reasons why suppleness is so important in diving.

Explain why suppleness is so important to a 100m sprinter.

What is the definition of speed?

Give an example of an everyday activity and a sporting example for speed.

What is the definition of strength?

Give an example of an everyday activity and a sporting example for strength.

What are the three types of strength?

What is the definition of static strength?

Give three sporting examples.

What is the defintion of dynamic strength?

Name three sporting examples.

What is the definition of explosive strength?

Give three sporting examples.

Some sports use all three types of strength.

Explain how each type of strength is used in Rugby.

Some sports use all three types of strength.

Explain how each type of strength is used in Gymnastics.

What is the definition of stamina?

Give an example of an everyday activity and a sporting example for stamina.

There are two types of stamina.
What are they?

What is the difference between
cardio vascular and muscular endurance?

What is somatotype?

What are the three types of somatotype?

Give an example of each.

Athletes need to develop specific fitness.

What is specific fitness?

What are the six components of specific fitness?

What is the definition of Power?

Give a sporting example.

What is the defintion of co-ordination?

Give a sporting example.

What is the defintion of balance?

Give a sporting example.

What is the defintion of agility?

Give a sporting example.

What is the defintion of reaction time?

Give a sporting example.

What is the definition of timing?

Give a sporting example.

For a named physical activity explain in detail which two componenets of specific fitness are needed and the impact they will have on the performance.
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There specific training requirements of games players depends on the stage of the season.

What are the three phases of a playing season?

Name phase 1 and explain what occurs during this period.

Name phase 2 and explain what occurs during this period.

Name phase 3 and explain what occurs during this period.

An aspiring 100m sprinter would dream of competing in a national and international competition.

What is the difference?

Can you name three international events a 100m sprinter could compete in?

Explain why an international athlete needs to train more regularly than a club performer.

Explain how it is possible for a professional athlete to be fit but not healthy.

Fatigue can occur during an intense training session.

What is fatigue?

What are the signs of fatigue?

What are the effects of fatigue?