Fitness Flashcards
(30 cards)
12 min cooper run
- Tests cardiovascular fitness
- use a 200m area mark every 10m
- run as far as possible in 12 min
Harvard step test
- the test focuses on cardiovascular fitness
- Step up on to a standard gym bench once every 2 seconds for 5 minutes (150 steps in total), using a
metronome. - then your pulse is taken 1,2,3 mins after you have finished
One minute sit up test
- this test focuses on muscular endurance
- how many sit ups you can achieve in 1 minute
Sit and reach test
- This test focuses on flexibility
- you have to sit with ur feet flat against a box, then you have to reach with your arms to see how far they can go
Hand grip test
- the test focuses on strength
1. With your strongest hand, squeeze the grips together to measure your strength.
2. Hold the grip for 3 seconds.
3. Get your partner to read the score off the dynamometer.
One minute press up test
-this test focuses on muscular endurance
Healthy, active lifestyle
A lifestyle that contributes positively to physical, mental and social wellbeing, and that includes regular physical activity
Health
A state of complete mental, physical and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity
Health-related exercise
Exercise which is undertaken primarily to improve health and fitness for life
Socio-economic status
May be based on a person’s income, education and occupation
Exercise
A form of physical activity done to maintain or improve health and/or physical fitness.
Fitness
The ability to meet the demands of the environment
Performance
How well a task is completed
Flexibility
The range of movement possible at a joint
Body composition
The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone
Cardiovascular fitness
The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time
Muscular endurance
The ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired
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
Muscular strength
The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance
Skill-related fitness
Exercise which may be undertaken primarily to improve sporting ability
Coordination
The ability to use two or more body parts
Agility
The ability to change the position of the body quickly and to control the movement of the whole body
Balance
The ability to reatin the body’s centre of mass above the base of support with reference to static or dynamic, conditions of movement, shape and orientation.
