PE

Question 1

Agility

Answer 1

Ability to control the movement of the whole and change position quickly.

Question 2

Balance

Answer 2

Keep the body stable, while at rest in motion.

Question 3

Body composition

Answer 3

Percentage of body that is muscle, fat or bone.

Question 4

Cardiovascular endurance

Answer 4

Ability to excercise the whole body for long periods of time.

Question 5

Coordination

Answer 5

Ability to use two or more body parts together.

Question 6

Flexibility

Answer 6

Range of motion of your joints.

Question 7

Power

Answer 7

Ability to undertake strength performances quickly.

Question 8

Speed

Answer 8

Rate of which an individual can cover a movement of range of distance.

Question 9

Reaction time

Answer 9

Time between a presentation of a stimulus and the onset of a movement.

Question 10

Muscular endurance

Answer 10

Ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired.

Question 11

Strength

Answer 11

Amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance.

Question 12

Weight

Answer 12

Involves lifting weight to increase the strength of muscles, using repetitions and sets.

Question 13

Continuous

Answer 13

Aerobic exercising at a moderate to high level, with no rest.

Question 14

Plyometric

Answer 14

Exercises where muscles use maximum force in short intervals of time.

Question 15

Fartlek

Answer 15

A method of training for runners where the terrain and speed are constantly changing,

Question 16

Interval

Answer 16

Involves alternating stages of high and low intensity activity.

Question 17

Circuit

Answer 17

Is a series of exercises, completed for a certain amount of time, one after another.

Question 18

Indivdual needs

Answer 18

What you need to train, athletes needs to train. Taking into account someone’s aims and current levels of.

Question 19

Specificity

Answer 19

Specificity means matching training to the requirements of an activity. Some players need different methods of training to others depending on position.

Question 20

Progressive overload

Answer 20

Progressive overload is gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness.

Question 21

The FITT principle

Answer 21

The FITT principle enables you to plan an excercise programme to get the most out of it as safely as possible.

Frequency (how often)
Intensity (how hard)
Time (how long)
Type (what method)

Question 22

Overtraining

Answer 22

Overtraining occurs when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover.

Question 23

Reversibility

Answer 23

Reversibility is gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level.