Health-Related Components
The maximum force a muscle can produce in a single effort
What is Muscular Strength?
What do the letters in F.I.T.T stand for
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
What does the overload principle state about how to improve fitness?
You must do more physical activity than your body is used to in order to improve fitness.
The ratio of fat to lean mass in the body
What is Body Composition?
Which FITT principle does the following statement apply to?
The plan is to run 3x a week
What is Frequency?
True or False: If you always do the same workout, your body will continue to improve.
False. The body adapts, so workouts must change to keep improving.
Doing yoga three times a week would improve this health-related component
What is Flexibility?
Doing 30 minutes of exercise applies to which F.I.T.T component?
What is Time?
A student lifts 10-pound weights for 3 weeks with no change in strength. What should they do to apply the overload principle?
Increase the weight, number of reps, or sets to challenge their muscles more.
A student performs 50 push-ups in one minute. Which fitness component is being primarily tested?
What is Muscular Endurance?
Swimming, cycling, running, stretching, lifting are all part of what component of F.I.T.T
Jordan has been doing 3 sets of 12 push-ups for a month but stopped seeing results. What is one way Jordan can apply the overload principle to continue building upper body strength?
Jordan could increase the number of push-ups per set, add weight (like a backpack), or switch to a harder variation like decline push-ups.
Give an example of how to improve cardiovascular endurance using the F.I.T.T formula
3x/week (Frequency)
Moderate Activity (Intensity)
20 minutes (Time)
Jogging (Type)
Amanda wants to improve her cardiovascular endurance. She walks at moderate intensity 3x a week for 30 minutes. What is one way she could increase her endurance?
Increase Frequency to 4-5 days
Increase intensity to more vigorous exercise
Increase the time to more than 30 minutes
Change the type of exercise from walking to jogging
Riley runs on the treadmill for 20 minutes at the same speed every workout. What specific change should Riley make to apply the overload principle and improve cardiovascular endurance?
Riley could increase the running time to 30 minutes, raise the treadmill incline, or run at a faster pace.