PATHFIT ( Midterm Reviwer)

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Ability to perform moderately strenuous activity over a period of time; reflects how well your heart and lungs work together to supply oxygen during exertion.

Muscular Endurance

Ability to hold a particular position for a sustained period of time or repeat a movement many times.

Muscular Strength

Ability to exert maximum force, such as lifting the heaviest weight.

Flexibility

Ability to move a joint through its full range of motion; the elasticity of the muscle.

Body Composition

The proportion of fat in the body compared to bone and muscle; does not refer to your weight in pounds.

Speed

Ability to perform a movement or cover a distance in a short period of time.

Power

Ability to release maximum force quickly, combining speed and strength.

Coordination

The linking of senses, such as sight and hearing, through the brain to the parts of the body.

Balance

Ability to remain stable and move while exchanging direction quickly.

Agility

Ability to move and change direction quickly.

Reaction Time

The amount of time it takes to make a physical response once a need to take action is identified.

Locomotor Skills

Skills in which the body moves through space, such as walking, running, and jumping.

Non-Locomotor Skills

Positions the body assumes without moving the base of support, such as bending and twisting.

Manipulative Skills

Body activities involving objects, such as playing baseball or basketball.

Body Awareness

Understanding what the body can do.

Spatial Awareness

Understanding where the body moves.

Qualities of Movement Awareness

Understanding how the body moves.

Relationship

Understanding with whom or what the body moves.