Transcript AS Level - Week 2 Theory

AS Level - Week 2
Theory
Module 1
Fitness, Health and
Components of fitness
Fitness
“The ability to meet the demands of your environment or lifestyle”
“The ability to undertake everyday activities without undue fatigue”
Health
“A state of physical and social and mental well-being, where we are
free from disease.”
Components of Fitness
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The components of fitness relate to the requirements of a given
sporting activity, and can help to explain success or failure.
However, a person’s overall level of fitness is made up of two subcomponents or dimensions.
Health-Related
Skill-Related
Health-related
Those dimensions of fitness that are physiologically based and
determine how well a performer can meet the physical demands of an
activity.
Skill-related
Those dimensions of fitness that are based on the interaction of the
neuromuscular system and determine how successfully a performer
can carry out a specific skill.
N/B -
A person may be physically suited to tennis, possessing the
necessary speed, endurance and strength requirements, but lacks
the hand eye co-ordination to hit the ball successfully.
Components of Fitness
Body
Composition
Agility
Speed
Flexibility
SKILL
HEALTH
Cardio
Endurance
Reaction
Time
Speed
Power
Power
Maximum
Strength
Muscular
Endurance
Balance
Co-ordination
Health Related
Muscular
Endurance
The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain
repeated contractions against a resistance for an
extended period of time.
Maximum
Strength
The ability of the body to apply a force.
Cardio
Endurance
The ability of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems
to take in and transport oxygen to the working muscles
where it can be utilized and aerobic performance
maintained. Also known as aerobic capacity.
Flexibility
The range of movement possible at a joint.
Body
Composition
The physiological make-up of the body with regards to
relative amounts and distribution of muscle and fat.
Skill Related
Agility
The ability to move and change direction and position of
the body quickly while maintaining good body control and
without loss of speed.
Reaction
Time
The time taken to initiate a response to a given stimulus.
Balance
The maintenance of the body’s centre of mass over the
base of support. This can be static or dynamic (moving).
CoOrdination
The interaction of the motor and nervous systems and the
ability to perform motor tasks accurately and effectively.
Applicable to Both Health and Skill related
Components
Speed
The maximum rate that a person can move over
a specific distance, and or, the ability to put body parts
into motion quickly.
Power
The amount of work done per unit of time; the product of
strength and speed.
Task
On the sheets provided tick the two components of fitness that you
think are the most important for each activity. Then in a different
colour tick two more which you think would be desirable to enhance
performance.
Activity
Swimming
Squash
Marathon
Tennis
Cycling
Rugby
Sprinting
X Country
Sking
Aerobics
Basketball
Judo
Gym
Vaulting
Badminton
Netball
Cricket
Speed
Strength
Aerobic
Capacity
Muscular
Endurance
Flexibility
Power
Reaction
Time
Agility
Balance
CoOrdination
Body
Type