Fitness Components
The ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to supply oxygen during exercise.
Alternating between periods of high and low intensity exercise is?
Interval training.
This principle means exercises should reflect the sport played.
Specificity.
Cardiovascular Endurance
Which test measures the muscular endurance of the abdominals?
long, continuous, steady-paced exercise such as jogging is?
Continuous training.
Increasing difficulty over time to continue making progress.
Progressive overload
Which training method is most important for a sprinter
Interval training.
Beep test.
What is flexibility?
The ability to move joints through a full range of motion.
A type of training that involves sudden stretching and contracting of muscles
Plyometric training
Training must be regular or fitness will be lost.
Reversibility
A basketball player uses shuttle runs to train agility. This demonstrates which principle?
Specificity
Which test measures the ability to accelerate and change direction quickly?
The Illinois Agility test.
A skill related component that allows you to change direction quickly.
Training that involves varying speed and intensity within the same workout,
Fartlek training.
Training should match the individuals needs and abilities.
Individuality.
The fitness component used by a gymnast on the rings is?
Muscular strength
Which test is used to measure flexibility?
The sit and reach test.
The ability to exert force quickly, combining strength and speed.
Muscular Power
Resistance training.
Varying training to prevent boredom and overuse injuries.
Variety
Periodisation.
The fitness test used to measure VO2 max is.
Coopers 12 min run test.