Components of fitness

• Definition of agility

  Ability to change direction at speed while maintaining control
• What is the test for agility

  illinois test
• Definition of balance

  Maintenence of centre of mass over base of support
• Definition of coordination

  Ability to use 2 or more parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently
• Test for balance

  Standing stork test
• Test for coordination

  Wall toss test
• Definition of cardiovascular endurance

  Ability of heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles
• Test for cardiovascular endurance

  Multistage fitness test (bleep test)
• Definition of flexibility

  Range of movement possible at a joint
• Test for flexibility

  Sit and reach test
• Definition of muscular endurance

  Ability of muscles to undergo repated actions avoiding fatigue
• Test for muscular endurance

  Sit up bleep test
• Definition of speed

  Distance÷time
• Definition of power

  Strength×speed
• Test for speed

  30m dash
• Test for power

  Vertical jump test
• Definition of reaction time

  How long it takes to respond to a stimulus
• Test for reaction time

  Ruler drop test
• Definition of strength

  Ability to overcome a resistance
• Test for strength

  1 rep max
• Definition of explosive strength

  strength ×speed
• Test for explosive strength

  Vertical jump test
• Test for dynamic strength

  Handgrip dynamometer
• Test for static strength

  Handgrip dynamometer
• Definition static strength

  amount of force exerted on an object you cannot move
• Defenition of dynamic strength

  amount of force that can be exerted repeatedly by a
• S in SPORT

  specificity
• PO in SPORT

  progressive overload
• R in SPORT

  reversibility
• T in SPORT

  tedium
• SPORT defenition

  Specificity

  Progressive overload

  Reversibility

  Tedium
• Specificity definition

  Matching training to right activities
• Progressive overload meaning

  Must show increase in training overtime
• Reversibility definition

  Any improvements will be reversed when stopped
• Tedium meaning

  Boredom that can occur when train same every time
• FITT definition

  Frequency

  Intensity

  Time

  Type
• F in FITT

  frequency- how often
• I in FITT

  intensity- how hard
• T in FITT

  time- how long
• T in FITT

  type- specificity