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Flashcards by aidanday35, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Name the 12 components of fitness. | Cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular endurance, strength, body composition, power, agility, reaction time, speed, coordination, balance and timing. |
| Define cardiovascular endurance, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | The ability of your heart to pump carbon dioxide and oxygen around your body. Marathon. Multi-stage fitness test (bleep test). |
| Define flexibility, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | The range of movement at a join. High jump (arching your back). Sit and reach test. |
| Define muscular endurance, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | The ability of your muscles to work over a long period of time. Boxing, punching an opponent. Abdominal curl test. |
| Define strength, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | The ability of your muscle to exert maximum force. Weight lifting. Hand grip dynamo-meter. |
| Name the three types of strength. | Dynamic strength, static strength, explosive strength |
| Define dynamic strength. | Muscles change length and contract repeatedly to produce movement. |
| Define explosive strength. | Short sharp burst of strength. |
| Define static strength. | Against an immovable object. |
| Define body composition, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | Body fat to muscle ratio. Sumo wrestlers need to have body fat. Body fat calipers. |
| Define power, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | Speed x strength. High jump (have to jump high). Vertical wall jump. |
| Define agility, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | The speed in which you can change direction. Netball when pivoting. Illinois agility test. |
| Define reaction time, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | Ability to respond to an external stimulus. Fielding in the slips in cricket. Ruler drop test. |
| Define speed, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | Ability to move parts of the body as quickly as possible. Running down the wing in football. 30m sprint. |
| Define coordination, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | Ability to move 2 or more body parts at the same time in a controlled manner. Catching a ball. Tennis ball test. |
| Define balance, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | Ability to maintain center of gravity over a fixed point. Handstand. Stork stand. |
| Define timing, give a sporting example and state the fitness test. | Responding and coordinating your movements to an external stimulus. Hitting a cricket ball. There is no test for timing. |
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