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1
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What is health?

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A state of complete mental, physical and social wellbeing not just the absence of illness and disease

2
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What is exercise?

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A form of physical activity which maintains or improves health/physical fitness

3
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What can be prevented through exercise?

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Heart disease 
Hypo kinetic diseases 
High blood pressure 
Back pain 
Stress is also relieved
4
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What is fitness?

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The ability to meet demands of the environment

5
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What is performance?

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How well a task is completed

Taking part in an activity to the best of ones ability

6
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What are the five components of health related exercise?

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Cardiovascular endurance 
Muscular strength 
Muscular endurance 
Flexibility 
Body composition
7
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How do you remember the health components of exercise?

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Cool
Mums 
Make 
Fantastic 
Bread
8
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What is cardiovascular endurance?

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The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time

9
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What describes cardiovascular endurance?

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The effienciy of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to working muscle tissue so that prolonged physical work out can be maintained

10
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What is muscular strength?

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The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

11
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What is muscular endurance?

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The ability to use the voluntary muscles many times without getting tired

12
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What is flexibility?

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The range of movement possible at a joint

13
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What is body composition?

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The percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle and bone

14
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Name the six components of skill related fitness?

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Agility 
Balance 
Coordination 
Power
Reaction time 
Speed
15
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How do you remember the skill related components of fitness?

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C
A
R
B
S

P

16
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What is agility?

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The ability to change the position of the whole body quickly and to control the movement of the whole body

17
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What is balance?

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The ability to retain the centre of mass

18
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What is coordination?

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The ability to use two or more body parts together

19
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What is power?

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The ability to undertake strength performance quickly

20
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What is the equation for power?

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Power=strengthXspeed

21
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What is reaction time?

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The time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of movement

22
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What is speed?

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The rate at which an individual is able to perform a movement or cover a distance in a period of time

23
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What is the link between health fitness exercise and performance?

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Exercise improves health and develops fitness which enhances performance