PE definitions + Health and Skill related fitness

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Definitions

HEALTH, FITNESS, EXERCISE and PERFORMANCE

Health: A state of complete mental, physical and social well being and not merely the absence of a disease or infirmity.

Fitness: The ability to meet the demands of the environment and still have energy left.

Exercise: An activity requiring physical effort that helps sustain or improve your health and fitness.

Performance: How well a task is completed.

HEALTH RELATED FITNESS

Cardiovascular Fitness - the ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time.

Muscular Strength - the amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance.

Muscular Endurance - the ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired.

Flexibility - the range of movement possible of a joint.

Body composition - Th percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle and bone.

SKILL RELATED FITNESS

Balance - the ability to retain the centre mass (gravity) of the body above the base support with reference to static or dynamic conditions of movement, shape and orientation.

Coordination - the ability to use two or more body parts together.

Power - The ability to undertake strength performances quickly. Power = strength x speed.

Reaction time - the line between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of movement.

Speed - the differential rate of which at which an individual is able to perform a movement or cover or cover a distance in a period of time.

INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

Individual needs is when you have to make necessary changes in the terms of sports. For example, if a person has asthma they will be less likely to contribute and participate in a distance run because of their body types and skills.