T3: PHYSICAL TRAINING

• What is the definition of health?

  Health is a state of physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
• What is the definition of fitness?

  Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of the environment.
• What is the definition of exercise?


  Exercise is a form of physical activity done to maintain or improve health and fitness.
• What is the definition of performance?

  Performance is the action of performing a task, including a sporting performance.
• What is the cyclical relationship between health, fitness, and exercise?

  • An active, healthy lifestyle leads to increased levels of exercise.
  • Increased levels of exercise contribute to good health.
  • Good health promotes increased levels of fitness.
  • A sedentary lifestyle leads to decreased levels of exercise.
  • Decreased levels of exercise contribute to poor health.
  • Poor health results in decreased levels of fitness.
• What lifestyle is associated with increased levels of exercise?

  An active, healthy lifestyle is associated with increased levels of exercise.
• What is a sedentary lifestyle associated with?

  A sedentary lifestyle is associated with decreased levels of exercise.
• What is the outcome of good health?

  Good health is associated with increased levels of fitness.
• What is the outcome of poor health?

  Poor health is associated with decreased levels of fitness.
• What is the relationship between decreased levels of exercise and health?

  Decreased levels of exercise are associated with poor health.
• What is the relationship between decreased levels of fitness and health?

  Decreased levels of fitness are associated with poor health.
• What are the components of fitness?

  Coordination, speed, body composition, flexibility, agility, reaction time, muscular endurance, cardiovascular fitness, balance, power, and muscular strength.
• What is one component of fitness that involves the ability to move different parts of the body smoothly and efficiently?

  Coordination
• Which component of fitness refers to how quickly a person can move?

  Speed
• What does body composition refer to in the context of fitness?

  The proportion of fat and non-fat mass in the body.
• What component of fitness allows for the range of motion in joints?

  Flexibility
• Which component of fitness is defined as the ability to change direction quickly and control body movements?

  Agility
• What does reaction time measure in fitness?

  The time taken to respond to a stimulus.
• What is muscular endurance?

  The ability of a muscle to sustain repeated contractions over time.
• What is cardiovascular fitness?

  The ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the body during sustained physical activity.
• What does balance refer to in fitness?

  The ability to maintain the body's position, whether stationary or moving.
• What are the 5 health components of fitness mentioned in the study material?

  Body composition, strength, and others not specified in the text.
• What is body composition?

  A measure of the percentage of fat, muscle, bone, water, and vital organs that make up your body weight.
• How does body composition change over time?

  You are born with a tendency towards a particular body composition, but exercise and diet can bring about changes.
• Why is having the correct body composition important?

  It is important to have the correct body composition for your sport.
• What is strength defined as in the study material?

  The amount of force a muscle can generate when it contracts to overcome resistance.
• How does strength affect everyday tasks?

  The stronger you are, the easier it is to do everyday tasks such as lifting and carrying.
• Why is strength particularly important for rock climbers?

  Strength in the fingers and forearms is important for rock climbers to hold themselves up.
• What is muscular endurance?

  A measure of the length of time your voluntary muscles can contract without getting tired
• What does muscular endurance involve?

  Repeated muscle contractions or one contraction held for a long period of time
• Why do hockey players need muscular endurance?

  To run around the pitch during a match
• How do gymnasts utilize muscular endurance?

  To maintain balance
• What is flexibility?

  The ability of your joints to move through their full range of movement
• What does cardiovascular fitness measure?

  How efficient your body can deliver oxygen and nutrients to your working muscles during exercise
• What waste products does the body carry away during exercise?

  Carbon dioxide and lactic acid
• How does better cardiovascular fitness affect exercise duration?

  The better cardiovascular fitness, the longer you can keep going
• What are the skill-related components of fitness?

  Agility, balance, power, speed, coordination, and reaction time
• What is agility in the context of fitness?

  A measure of how quickly you can change the position of your body while keeping control
• How is agility defined in fitness terms?

  It is defined as the ability to quickly change body position while maintaining control
• Which sport is given as an example of agility in the study material?

  Boxing