Health Related Components of Fitness
What is cardio-respiratory endurance?
The ability of the heart, lungs and circulatory system to supply oxygen and nutrients effectively to working muscles, and remove waste products
What is Power? Give an example of how you would test it
The product of strength & Speed. the ability to move the human body or object quickly.
Example - vertical jump, broad Jump, other power tests
In regards to AEROBIC FITNESS, for improvements to occur in aerobic fitness we must:
participate in activities that are continuous and have a long duration eg; cycling, jogging, swimming
What is the definition of Heart Rate (HR)
Number of times the heart beats per minute (bpm).
What is Muscular Strength?
The greatest maximal force or tension that a muscle group can exert against a resistance in one maximal contraction
What is Speed? Give an example of how you may test this
The rate of change in position. How fast one gets from point A to point B in a linear Fashion.
10-100M sprint tests
In regards to ANAEROBIC FITNESS, for improvements to occur in anaerobic fitness we must:
participate in activities that are high intensity and short in duration eg; sprinting, long jump, plyometrics
What is the relationship with HR and exercise?
as exercise intensity increases, so too does the rate at which the heart beats
What is muscular Endurance?
The ability to sustain or repeat a muscular effort for a relatively long period of time.
What is agility? Give an example of an agility test.
The ability to change direction or the position of the body segments rapidly and efficiently.
Figure 8 test
5-10-5 Test
Illinois agility Test
what is the FITT Principle?
Frequency - How often?
Intensity - How hard?
Time - How long?
Type - What sort of activity?
What is ventilation rate?
Refers to our depth and rate of breathing and is expressed in breaths per minute.
The 1.2Km Time trial, would be testing what component of fitness?
Cardio-respiratory endurance
What is reaction time?
The time it takes to respond to a stimulus
What is a key characteristic of anaerobic exercise?
Anaerobic exercise if short in duration due to a limited supply of stored energy and the production of lactic acid which fatigues the muscle contractions.
What is the ventilation rate physiological response to exercise?
at the beginning of exercise, there is an immediate increase in ventilation— both inspiration (breathing in) and expiration (breathing out)—followed by a continuing gradual rise in the depth and rate of breathing
The NFL Combine, athletes bench press 100KG for s many reps as possible. This test would be assessing what component of Fitness?
Muscular Endurance
In what way should you order the following tests:
1.2km Time trial, Broad Jump, 10M Speed, Plank Test
10M Speed
Broad Jump
Plank Test
1.2Km Time Trial
How long does the Aerobic system, Anaerobic System and ATP PC system tend to last for.
Aerobic System - Longer than 90 seconds
Anaerobic lactic system -30-90 Seconds
ATP-CP system -Up to 10 Seconds
What is cardiac output (Q)?
Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute.