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Components of Fitness
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- 1Name the 12 components of fitness.Cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, muscular endurance, strength, body composition, power, agility, reaction time, speed, coordination, balance and timing.
- 2Define 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).
- 3Define 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.
- 4Define 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.
- 5Define 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.
- 6Name the three types of strength.Dynamic strength, static strength, explosive strength
- 7Define dynamic strength.Muscles change length and contract repeatedly to produce movement.
- 8Define explosive strength.Short sharp burst of strength.
- 9Define static strength.Against an immovable object.
- 10Define 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.
- 11Define power, give a sporting example and state the fitness test.Speed x strength. High jump (have to jump high). Vertical wall jump.
- 12Define agility, give a sporting example and state the fitness test.The speed in which you can change direction. Netball when pivoting. Illinois agility test.
- 13Define 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.
- 14Define 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.
- 15Define 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.
- 16Define balance, give a sporting example and state the fitness test.Ability to maintain center of gravity over a fixed point. Handstand. Stork stand.
- 17Define 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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