Unit 5: Health and Fitness

Which activity is classed as a non competitive activity?

The health benefits of exercise fit into three categories. Which category is not a benefit of exercise.

Which factor is not a physical benefit?

Which of these factors is not a social benefit?

Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of the environment without getting too tired, and still have energy left over for emergencies.

Specific fitness concerns the day to day working of your body. It helps you to cope with the demands of your daily tasks.

General fitness concerns 5 components of fitness. They are known as the 5 S's.

Which component of fitness would be most suitable for a 100m sprinter?

The type of strength that can be applied to an immovable object is known as:

To improve cardio vascular stamina an athlete would choose to train at the following MHR:

The equation for aerobic respiration is as follows:

The anaerobic training zone is used for developing explosive speed and power and requires a high intensity of training. The MHR needed for a 15 year old to have a training effect in the anaerobic zone would be:

There are three types of stretching methods. Which of these is not one of the stretching methods.

Which definition relates to explosive strength.

Cardio vascular endurance relates to the functioning of the following organs:

Performing a routine on the pommel horse would use explosive strength.

Passive stretching requires the use of a partner to apply external force to increase the stretch of the muscle fibres.

Static strecthing is the first type of stretching which will be used during a warm up.

Specific fitness concerns the day to day working of your body. It helps you to meet the demands of your daily tasks.

Which component of fitness is not related to specific fitness.

Which definition relates to Timing?

Which definition relates to Power?

Which type of weight training would increase muscular endurance?

Which activity in the gym would not provide a full body work out?

Inherent means it is something you are born with.

Sedentary means you are extremely active for long periods of the day.

Experts reccommend we can increase our daily exercise levels by making simple changes to our everyday lifestyle. These include taking the car for short journeys, getting off the bus one or two stops earlier, using the stairs instead of taking a lift and incorporating some form of exercise into our breaks, lunchtimes.

These are all positive effects of exercise except:

Improved health will allow you to relieve stress and tension, help you to sleep better, improve your immune system and reduce the risk of illness.

Warming up prior to exercise has the following benefits except:

There are three phases to a warm up. What is the correct order of performing the three phases to ensure the athlete is safe?

Which of the following would be considered to be a sedentary job?

Which of the following statements is a benefit of a warm down?

A warm down is essential to allow the body to recover slowly. If you stop suddenly the blood pools in the veins. This can cause light headedness and dizziness.

A warm down allows you to physically and mentally recover.

Which one of the factors is not taken to avoid injury?

There are three phases to a playing season for games players. Phase 1 is Pre Season. The following occurs during the pre season except:

Peak season is when all the competitive games are played. Training will be at game pace, competitve training exercises working on set pieces, tactics and strategies. Techniques and skills will remain a key focus for all players. High levels of fitness need to be maintained.

During the closed season athletes need to rest and recover. Which statement is incorrect in terms of the closed season?

Which one of the following does not usually decrease with age?