HRF Flashcards
Strength
Amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance.
Flexibility
Range of motion of your joints.
Cardiovascular endurance
Ability to exercise the whole body for long periods of time.
Muscular Endurance
Ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired.
Body Composition
Percentage of body that is muscle, fat or bone.
Agility
Ability to control the movement of the whole and change position quickly.
Speed
Ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired.
Reaction Time
Ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired.
Balance
Keep the body stable, while at rest in motion.
Power
Ability to undertake strength performances quickly.
Coordination
Ability to use two or more body parts together.
Individual needs
Taking into account someone’s aims and current levels of fitness
Specificity
Matching training to the requirements of an activity
Progressive overload
Gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness
The FITT principle
Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard)
Time (how long)
Type (what method)
Overtraining
Overtraining occurs when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover
Reversibility
Gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level
Weight
Involves lifting weight to increase the strength of muscles, using repetitions and sets.
Continuous
Aerobic exercising at a moderate to high level, with no rest.
Plyometric
Exercises where muscles use maximum force in short intervals of time.