GCSE PE Components of fitness
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- Components of fitness
- Cardiovascular endurance
- Definition- The ability of the heart and circulatory system to meet the demands of the body for a long period of time.
- Sporting examples- running, playing the whole time in invasion game, swimming.
- Test- Cooper 12 min run, Harvard step test
- Flexibility
- Definition- the range of movement at a joint
- Sporting examples- gymnastics, yoga
- Test- sit and reach
- Power
- Definition- speed x strength
- Sporting examples- shot put, sprinting, weightlifting
- Test- vertical jump
- Muscular endurance
- Definition- the ability to use voluntary muscles over a long period of time without getting tired.
- Sporting examples- rock climbing, cycling,
- Test- sit up test, press up test
- Reaction time
- Definition- The time taken between the presentation of the stimulus and the movement.
- Test- ruler drop test
- Sporting examples- fencing, boxing, badminton
- Body composition
- Definition- The proportion of body weight that is muscle, fat and bone.
- Sporting example- basketball, jockeys, sumo wrestling
- Test- skin fold cappilers
- Muscular strength
- Definition- The ability to exert a large amount of force in a single maximum effort.
- Sporting example- weightlifting, boxing, wrestling
- Test- Grip dynamometer
- Coordination
- Definition- The ability to move two or more body parts at the same time.
- Sporting example- tennis, netball, badminton.
- Test- Alternative tennis ball wall throw
- Agility
- Definition- the ability to change direction at speed.
- Test- Illiniois Agility run
- Sporting example- table tennis, hockey, netball.
- Balance
- Definition- the ability of the performer to retain their centre of mass over their base of support without falling.
- Test- Stork balance
- Sporting example- gymnastics, surfing.
- Speed
- Definition- the time taken to cover a set distance
- Test- 30m sprint
- Sporting examples- sprinting, tennis.
- Cardiovascular endurance
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