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33 Cards in this Set
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What is health? |
Health is a state of emotional, physical and social well being. Not Merely the absence of disease or infirmity
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What is fitness? |
Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of the environment |
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What is exercise? |
Exercise is maintaining or improving mental and physical health to promote good performance |
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Cardiovascular fitness |
Is your body's ability to deliver oxygen and nutrients such as glucose to the working muscles during exercise. Also to carry away carbon dioxide and lactic acid. |
Deliver... To the working muscles... Carry away... |
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Muscular endurance |
The length of time your voluntary muscles can contract without getting tired. This can be a contraction repeated or one contraction held. |
The length of time... Muscles can contract |
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Muscular endurance |
The length of time your voluntary muscles can contract without getting tired. This can be a contraction repeated or one contraction held. |
The length of time... Muscles can contract |
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Body composition |
The percentage of fat, muscle, bone, water and vital organs that make up your body weight. |
The percentage... Fat,muscle bone ... That Make up your... |
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Balance |
The ability to keep your body steady in a static position when moving. |
The ability... Body steady... Static position... Moving |
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Muscular strength |
The amount of force a muscle can generate to overcome a resistance. |
Amount of force.. Generate... Overcome a... |
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Muscular strength |
The amount of force a muscle can generate to overcome a resistance. |
Amount of force.. Generate... Overcome a... |
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Agility |
The ability to quickly change the position of your body while keeping your entire body under control. |
Quickly... Position... Keeping entire body under... |
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Muscular strength |
The amount of force a muscle can generate to overcome a resistance. |
Amount of force.. Generate... Overcome a... |
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Agility |
The ability to quickly change the position of your body while keeping your entire body under control. |
Quickly... Position... Keeping entire body under... |
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Flexibility |
The ability for your joints to move through their full range of movement. |
Joints... Full range of movement |
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Muscular strength |
The amount of force a muscle can generate to overcome a resistance. |
Amount of force.. Generate... Overcome a... |
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Agility |
The ability to quickly change the position of your body while keeping your entire body under control. |
Quickly... Position... Keeping entire body under... |
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Flexibility |
The ability for your joints to move through their full range of movement. |
Joints... Full range of movement |
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Power |
To combine strength and speed to perform a strong muscular contraction very quickly. |
...Strength and speed... Strong muscular contraction... |
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Muscular strength |
The amount of force a muscle can generate to overcome a resistance. |
Amount of force.. Generate... Overcome a... |
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Agility |
The ability to quickly change the position of your body while keeping your entire body under control. |
Quickly... Position... Keeping entire body under... |
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Flexibility |
The ability for your joints to move through their full range of movement. |
Joints... Full range of movement |
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Power |
To combine strength and speed to perform a strong muscular contraction very quickly. |
...Strength and speed... Strong muscular contraction... |
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Speed |
The rate at which your body or part of your body can perform a movement |
...Body or part of... Perform a... |
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Coordination |
The ability to move two or more body parts together, accurately and smoothly |
... Move 2 or more body parts... And Accurately |
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Coordination |
The ability to move two or more body parts together, accurately and smoothly |
... Move 2 or more body parts... And Accurately |
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Reaction time |
The length of time your body responds to a stimulus |
Length of time... Responds to stimulus |
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Why would a marathon runner need cardiovascular fitness? |
A marathon runner needs cardiovascular fitness so that their body can keep their muscles working for a whole hour and stop their hamstrings and gastrocnemius getting fatigued |
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How does a gymnast use power? |
A gymnast needs power when tumbling. She combines strength from her arms and speed from her run up to perform an explosive movement like a handspring |
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How would a rugby use flexibility? |
A rugby player needs flexibility in their elbows and shoulders when tackling so that they can wrap their arms around the opponent |
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How would a javelin competitor use balance? |
When releasing the javelin when throwing it they need to stay steady so that they don't go over the line and get disqualified |
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Why would a badminton player need agility? |
A badminton player needs agility to change their position when the opposition make a shot so that they can reach the shuttle. For example if the opponent do a drop shot followed straight after a clear a badminton player needs agility to quickly turn around to get back |
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Why would a hockey player need muscular endurance? |
A hockey game lasts for 35 minutes each way which totals to 70 minutes. So a hockey player needs muscular endurance in her legs so that they can keep running when dribbling or pursuing a opponent and in their arms so that they can keep passing the ball to their team mates throughout the whole game |
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What is performance |
Is the action of performing a task including a sporting performance |
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