health and fitness

Question 1

health

Answer 1

state of complete physical, mental and social well being not just the absense of illness

Question 2

fitness

Answer 2

ability to meet or cope with the demands of the environment

Question 3

advantages of good fitness

Answer 3

reduces chances of illness
positive effect on health
better chance of good social life
more likely to be happy

Question 4

factors of bad fitness

Answer 4

obesity leading to other diseases
insomnia
depression

Question 5

agility

Answer 5

ability to chnage direction at speed

Question 6

balance

Answer 6

maintaining centre of mass over base of support

Question 7

cardiovascular endurance

Answer 7

ability of heart and lungs to supply oxygen to wroking muscles

Question 8

co ordination

Answer 8

ability to use two or more body parts together smoothly and efficiently

Question 9

flexibilty

Answer 9

ROM possible at a joint`

Question 10

muscular endurance

Answer 10

ability of muscles to contract repeatedly and tire out

Question 11

reaction time

Answer 11

time taken to start a response to a stimulus

Question 12

speed

Answer 12

maximum rate at which an individual can make a movement or cover a distance in a period of time

Question 13

strength

Answer 13

ability to overcome resistance

Question 14

speed equation

Answer 14

speed = distance / time

Question 15

explosive strength

Answer 15

combination of strength and speed

Question 16

dynamic strength

Answer 16

muscular actions repeated over and over

Question 17

maximal strength

Answer 17

ability to exert force upon an external object

Question 18

static strength

Answer 18

ability to apply a force where the length of the muscle does not change and there is no vivible movement at a joint