Component 1 (components Of Fitness) - Health: Sock 2 Flashcards
Cardiovascualr Fitness
The ability to exercise your whole body for periods of time
What athlete should have good cardiovascular fitness?
Marathon runner
Why does a runner need cardiovascular fitness?
In order to run a further it would help the body keep going for a period of time for the heart to be able to pump blood around their whole body more to transport oxygen to the muscle while breathing out carbon dioxide
Muscular strength
The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance
What does muscular strength do?
Allows to lift heavy and exert a great force
Defenition Muscular endurance
Ability to use voluntary muscles repeatedly without getting tired
What sport should have muscular endurance?
Rowing ,cycling
Defenition of flexibility?
The range of motion of your joints
Why is it good to have good flexibility?
- Not to get injured
- Helps you execute in a higher level
- The better the flexibility the improvement in skills
What sports needs flexibility?
1.Gymnastics
2.Hockey
3.Badminton
Defenition of Body Composition?
The percentage of body weight that is muscle, fat or bone
What are the Health-Related components of fitness?
-Cardiovascular fitness
-Muscular strength
-Muscular endurance
-Flexibility
-Body composition
Definition of Body Mass Index (BMI)
An easy way to get your body composition by calculating your weight in Kg and dividing it by height in m squared
