ability to exercise your whole body for long periods of time, sometimes called stamina or aerobic endurance

the ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired

the rate at which someone can perform a movement or cover a distance

the amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

Cardiovascular fitness, muscular endurance, strength & speed

Physical education

The relationship between health, fitness, exercise and performance

Agility, flexibility and power

Body composition, balance, coordination and reaction time

A practical exploration of endurance fitness testing

A practical exploration of power, speed and strength fitness tests

A practical exploration of the fitness tests that measure agility and flexibility

Components of fitness and the relative importance to physical activity and sport

Benefits and limitations of fitness testing

This unit will explore the relationship between health, fitness, exercise and performance before unpacking the different components of fitness. This understanding will include key definitions, how to test and train each but also which components are most important for different sports.

Physical training: health and fitness

the ability to control the movements of the whole body and change position quickly

the range of motion of your joints or the ability of your joints to move freely

the ability to undertake strength performance quickly

is the percentage of body weight that is muscle, fat or bone

being able to keep the body stable, while at rest or in motion

the ability to use two or more body parts together

the time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of movement

the ability to undertake strength performances quickly

the ability to control the movement of the whole body and change position quickly

a potetial failing of a test to monitor fitness

the extent to which a test or method measures what it sets out to measure

the consistency and repeatability of a test (to produce the same or similar scores)

a result that is considered typical for a group

Physical training: health and fitness

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