COMPONENTS OF FITNESS

Question 1

WHAT IS CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS

Answer 1

CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS OR (AEROBIC ENRUANCE) IS THE ABILITY OF THE HEART AND LUNGS TO SUPPLY OXYGEN TO THE MUSCLES, SO THAT THE WHOLE BODY CAN BE EXERCISED FOR A LONG TIME

Question 2

WHY IS CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS IMPORTANT AND FOR WHAT

Answer 2

1) IF YOU HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF CARDIO VBASCULAR FITNESS YOUR BODY IS ABLE TO SUPPLY THE OXYGEN YOUR MUSCLES NEED TO DO MODERATELY WHOLE-BODY EXERCISE FOR A LONG TIME

2) SQUASH AND TENNIS PLAYERS PLAYERS NEED IT TO NOT GIVE UP A LONG GAME

3) IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR ENDURANCE SPORTS LIKE, LONG-DISTANCE RUNNIN OR CYCLING

Question 3

WHAT IS STRENGTH

Answer 3

STRENGTH IS THE AMOUNT OF FORCE THAT A MUSCLE OR MUSCLE GROUP CAN APPLY AGAINST A RESISTANCE

Question 4

WHAT DOES STRENGHT HELP WITH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

Answer 4

1)IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR SPORTS WHERE YOU NEED TO LIFT, PUSH OR PULL THINGS USING A LOT OF FORCE, LIKE WEIGHTLIFTING AND JUDO

2)SPORTS THAT REQUIRE YOU TO HOLD YOUR OWN BODY WEIGHT ALSO NEED STRENGTH (GYMNASTICS, PARALLEL BARS AND RINGS)

3) IT IMRPOVES POWER

Question 5

WHAT IS MUSCULAR ENDURANCE

Answer 5

MUSCULAR ENDURANCE IS THE ABILITY TO REPEATEDLY USE THE VOLUNTARY MUSCLES OVER A LONG TIME, WITHOUT GETTING TIRED

Question 6

WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF MUSCLES (MUSCULAR ENDURANCE)

Answer 6

INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES- (HEART) WORK WITHOUT ANY CONSCIOUS EFFECT FROM YOU

VOLUNTARY MUSCLES- ARE ATTACHED TO THE SKELETON, THEY ARE UNDER YOUR CONTROL

Question 7

WHAT DOES MUSCULAR ENDURANCE HELP WITH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

Answer 7

1) MUSCULAR ENDURANCE IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN ANY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WHERE YOU ARE USING THE SAME MUSCLES OVER AND OVER AGAIN (RCAUET SPORTS WHERE YOU HAVE TO SWING ALL THER TIME)

2) IT IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO THE END OF ANY LON-DISTANCE RACE AND CYCLISTS, THEY NEED MUSCULAR ENDURANCE FOR A STRONG SPRINT FINISH

3) MUSCULAR ENDURANCE TAKES PLACE WHEN VOLUNTARY MUSCLES HAVE BEEN OVERWORKED AND START TO FEEL TIRED, HEAVY AND WEAK

Question 8

WHAT IS FLEXIBILITY

Answer 8

FLEXIBILITY IS THE AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT POSSIBLE AT A JOINT

Question 9

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BEING MORE FLEXIBLE

Answer 9

1) FEWER INJURIES- YOU ARE LESS LIKELY TO PULL OR STRAIN A MUSCLE OR STRETCH TOO FAR AN INJURY YOURSELF

2) BETTER PERFORMANCE- (REQUIRED IN GYMNASTICS TO DO SPLITS) BUT ALSO MAKES YOU MORE EFFICIENT AND MAKES YOU USE LESS ENERGY (SWIMMERS CAN MOVE THEIR ARMS FURTHER AROUND THEIR SHOULDER WHICH MAKES THEIR STROKE LONGER AND SMOOTHER

3) BETTER POSTURE- BAD POSTURE CAN IMPAIR BREATHING AND DAMAGE YOUR SPINE, MORE FLEXIBILITY MEANS A BETTER POSTURE AND FEWER ACHES AND PAINS

Question 10

WHAT IS BODY COMPOSITION

Answer 10

BODY COMPOSITION IS THE PERCENTAGE OF BODY WEIGHT MADE UP BY: FAT, MUSCLE AND BONE

Question 11

WHAT IS THE HEALTHY PERCENTAGE OF BODY FAT (BODY COMPOSITIO)

Answer 11

15% AND 25%

Question 12

WHAT CAN HAVING TOO MUCH FAT DO (BODY COMPOSITION)

Answer 12

STRAIN ON YOUR MUSCLES AND JPOINTS DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Question 13

WHAT DOES BODY COMPOSITION DEPEND ON

Answer 13

ON THE ACTIVITIES AND SPORT DEMANDS, DEPENDING WETHER YOU NEED TO BE HEAVY, LIGHT, STRONG, FAST…

EG: ROCK CLIMBERS HAVE TO BE LIGHT AND STRONG (HIGH MUSCLE% AND LOW FAT%)

Question 14

WHAT IS SPEED

Answer 14

SPEED IS THE RATE AT WHICH SOMEONE IS ABLE TO MOVE, OR TO COVER A DISTANCE IN A GIVEN AMOUNT OF TIME

Question 15

WHAT DOI WE HAVE TO DO TO MEASURE (SPEED)

Answer 15

DIVIDE THE DISTANCE COVERED BY THE TIME TAKEN TO DO IT

Question 16

IN TYPE OF ACTIVITIES IS SPEED IMPORTANT

Answer 16

FROM THE OBVIOUS 100m SPRINT, TO LESS OBVIOUS LIKE ((SPEED A HOCKEY PLAYER CAN SWING THEIR ARM TO WHACK A BALL ACROSS THE PITCH)

Question 17

WHAT IS AGILITY

Answer 17

AGILITY IS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE BODY POSITION OR DIRECTION QUICKLY AND WITH CONTROL

Question 18

IN WHAGT ACTIVITIES IS (AGILITY) IMPORTANT

Answer 18

1) ACTIVITIES WHERE YOU NEED TO RUN AND CHANGE DIRECTIONS ALL THE TIME (FOOTBALL OR HOCKEY)
2) JUMPING AND INTERCEPTING A PASS IN NETBALL OR BASKETBALL INVOLVES A HIGH LEVEL OF AGILITY TOO

Question 19

WHAT IS BALANCE

Answer 19

BALANCE IS THE ABILITY TO KEEP THE BODY’S CENTRE OF MASS OVER A BSE OF SUPPORT

Question 20

WHAT IS THE CENTRE OF MASS (BALANCE)

Answer 20

-WE ALL HAVE A CENTRE OF MASS
-AS YOUR CHANGE YOUR BODY POSITION THE LOCATION OF YOUR CENTRE OF MASS WILL CHANGE TOO

Question 21

WHAT DOES BALANCE HELP WITH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

Answer 21

1) IT IS CRUCIAL FOR NEARLY EVERY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, ANY SPORT THAT INVOLVES CHANGING DIRECTION QUICKLY (FOOTBALL OR BASKETBALL) REQUIRED BALANCE

2) AN ACTION THAT IS PERFORMED WITH BALANCE IS MORE FFICIENT: A CYCLIST MIGGHT WORK ON IMPROVING HIS FALANCE TO INCREASE HIS SPEED WHEN GOING ROUND CORNERS

Question 22

WHAT IS COORDINATION

Answer 22

COORDINATION IS THE ABILITY TO UE TWO OR MORE PARTS OF THE BODY TOGETHER, EFFICIENTLY AND ACCURATELY

Question 23

WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF COORDINATION

Answer 23

1) HAND-EYE COORDINATION
2) LIMB COORDINATION

Question 24

WHAT IS HAND-EYE COORDINATION FOR

Answer 24

IT IS IMPORTANT IN SPORTS THAT REQUIRE PRECISION (ABLE TO HIT A BALL IN TENNIS)

Question 25

WHAT IS LIMB COORDINATION FOR

Answer 25

IT ALLOWS YOU TO BE ABLE TO WALK, RUN, DANCE, KICK, SWIM…

Question 26

WHAT IS REACTION TIME

Answer 26

REACTION TIME IS THE TIME TAKEN TO MOVE IN RESPONSE TO A STIMULUS

Question 27

WHAT DOES REACTION TIME HELP WITH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

Answer 27

1) YOU NEED A FAST REACTION TO HIT A BALL OR DODGE A PUNCH

2) IT DOESNT MATTER HOW FAST YOU CAN MOVE, IF YOU DONT REACT IN TIME YOULL MISS THE HIT

3) THE STIMULUS YOU RESPONT TO COULD BE (STARTER GUN, A PASS OR A SERVE)

4) HAVING FAST REACTIONS CAN EFFECTIVELY GIVE YOU A HEAD START

Question 28

WHAT IS POWER

Answer 28

POWER IS A COMBINATION OF SPEED AND STRENGTH (POWER = STRENGTH x SPEED)

Question 29

WHGAT DOES ALSO HELP (POWER)

Answer 29

COORDINATION AND BALANCE ALSO HELP MAKE THE MOST OF POWER, UN COORDINATED OR OFF-BALANCE ACTION WILL NOT BE AS POWERFUL

Question 30

WHAT DOES POWER HELP WITH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

Answer 30

1) IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THROWING, HITTING, SPRINTING, SHOOTING AND JUMPING (LONG JUMP, ,SPRINT RUN-UP)

Question 31

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO HAVE TO BE GOOD AT ANY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Answer 31

1) YOU NEED TO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF FITNESS

2) FOR A PARTICULAR ACTIVITY DIFFERENT COMPONANTS OF FITNESS WILL BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHERS (WEIGHTLIFTING) STRENGTH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN REACTION TIME