What are the physical related components of fitness?
Aerobic endurance, Muscular endurance, Muscular strength, Flexibility, Speed and Body composition
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What are the skill related components of fitness?
Power, Balance, Reaction time, Coordination, Agility
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What is the definition of aerobic endurance?
The ability of the cardiovascular system to work efficiently, supplying nutrients and oxygen to working muscles during sustained physical activity.
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What is the definition of muscular endurance?
The ability of the muscular system to work efficiently. It’s where the muscle can continue contracting over a period against a light to moderate fixed resistance load.
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What is the definition of muscular strength?
The maximum force (strength) that can be generated (made) by a muscle or muscle group.
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What is the definition of flexibility?
Having an good range of movements in all joints of the body.
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What is the definition of speed?
Speed can be found by using the formulae - speed (m/s) = distance (m)/time (s).
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What is the definition of body composition?
The relative ratio (amount) of fat mass to fat free mass in the body.
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What is the definition of power?
The result of speed and strength. Power is given as the amount of work done in a unit of time.
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What is the definition of balance?
The ability to maintain centre of mass over a base of support.
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What is the definition of reaction time?
The time it takes for a sports performer to respond to a stimulus and start their response. A stimulus is a change in the environment.
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What is the definition of coordination?
The smooth flow of movement needed to perform a motor task efficiently and accurately.
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What is the definition of agility?
The ability of a sports performer to quickly and precisely move or change direction without losing balance or time.
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What is an example, training method and test for aerobic endurance?
A marathon runner needs aerobic endurance, to improve you can do continuous training and a test is the bleep test.
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What is an example, training method and test for muscular endurance?
A tennis player needs muscular endurance, to improve you can use free weights and to test you can do 1 minute press ups
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What is an example, training method and test for muscular strength?
A weight lifter needs muscular strength, to improve you can low reps high load and to test you do 1 rep max.
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What is an example, training method and test for flexibility?
A gymnast needs flexibility, to improve you can do yoga and to test you do the sit and reach test.
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What is an example, training method and test for speed?
A 100m sprinter needs speed, to improve you can do hollow sprints and to test you do the 35m sprint.
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What is an example, training method and test for body composition?
A sumo wrestler needs body composition, to improve you change your diet and to test you do a skin fold test.
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What is an example, training method and test for power?
A long jumper needs power, to improve you can do plyometrics and to test you do the vertical jump.
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What is an example, training method and test for balance?
A surfer needs balance, to improve you can use an indo board and to test you do the stork stance.
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What is an example, training method and test for reaction time?
A sprinter needs reaction time, to improve you can use a reaction wall and to test you can do the wall bounce.
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What is an example, training method and test for coordination?
A footballer needs coordination, to improve you can play catch and to test you can do the wall bounce
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What is an example, training method and test for agility?
A rugby player needs agility, to improve you can do a circuit and to test you can do the illinois agility test.
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What are the skill related components of fitness?
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Power, Balance, Reaction time, Coordination, Agility
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