Fitness Components
Which fitness component is the ability to move your body or body parts quickly?
Speed
Name one factor that can affect a person's fitness.
Age, gender, body type, diet, exercise, physical disability, illness/disease, drug taking, stress or environment.
Which training method involves continuous activity for at least 20 minutes using the aerobic energy system?
Continuous training
What does the acronym FITT stand for?
Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
Which macronutrient is our primary fuel source?
Carbohydrates
Which fitness component is the ability to maintain control of your body position while moving or stationary?
Balance
How can regular exercise affect a person's fitness?
It can improve fitness, such as improving endurance.
Which training method involves periods of work followed by periods of rest?
Interval training
Which training principle involves tailoring a program to the specific needs of an athlete's sport or position?
Specificity
Which macronutrient is important for muscle repair and growth?
Protein
What fitness component involves timing movements so skills are performed smoothly and accurately?
Coordination
How can a poor diet affect physical performance?
It can provide less energy and nutrients, making exercise more difficult.
Which training method involves changing speed and/or resistance during continuous exercise?
Fartlek training
What is overtraining?
When an athlete does not recover sufficiently from continual training stress, causing decreased motivation and declining performance.
What can happen to physical and mental performance after losing approximately 2% of body weight through fluid loss?
Performance can be reduced.
What is the difference between muscular strength and muscular power?
Strength is the ability to produce maximal force in one effort; power is producing force in the shortest possible time.
An athlete is training outside on a very hot day. Which factor may affect their fitness/performance and how?
Environment – hot weather can make exercise harder and increase the need to hydrate.
A basketball player completes 20 foul shots, a 10-second agility run, a dribbling course and a defensive stance before moving to the next station. What training method is this?
Circuit training
An athlete normally trains at a low intensity, but wants to make their training more challenging. Which part of FITT should they change, and what does it refer to?
Intensity
What is one key difference between a sports drink and an energy drink?
Sports drinks contain electrolytes and carbohydrates and may be useful during endurance exercise; energy drinks contain high caffeine/sugar and are not recommended for hydration.
An AFL player rapidly changes direction to avoid an opponent while running at speed. Which fitness component is most important? Explain why.
Agility – it involves changing body position quickly and accurately in response to a stimulus while moving at speed.
A student is very stressed before a physical activity session and struggles to concentrate and participate. Identify the factor and explain how it could affect performance.
Stress – it can affect focus, energy and motivation to exercise.
A student wants to improve muscular strength. Which training method would be most appropriate and why?
Resistance training – it aims to build strength or power by exercising muscles against resistance.
A sprinter and a weightlifter are given exactly the same training program. Which training principle is being ignored, and why?
Specificity – their training should be tailored to the different demands of their sports.
An athlete has a balanced diet but wants to take protein powder because they believe they need it to recover after training. Based on what we have learned, what should they consider?
Protein powder may help with muscle recovery, but it is generally unnecessary if they already have a balanced diet. They should also consider the risks/costs and whether the supplement is actually needed.