PATHFIT 1 Movement Competency Training - Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms from PATHFIT 1 Movement Competency Training notes.

Movement

The body's natural expression; any motion (e.g., walking, running, dancing); movement as a language of muscle control, balance, rhythm, and coordination.

Movement Competency

The ability to perform basic and complex motor tasks effectively, efficiently, and safely; essential for athletic performance, injury prevention, and daily activity.

Locomotor Skills

Movements that transport the body from place to place (walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping).

Non-Locomotor Skills

Movements performed around a fixed base (bending, twisting, stretching, swaying).

Body Awareness

Understanding the body's position and movement; includes balance, posture, and joint control.

Effort Awareness

Understanding the energy dynamics of movement; concerns Time, Force, and Flow (how fast/slow, strong/gentle, smooth/jerky).

Space Awareness

Knowing where the body moves in space; includes direction, levels, and pathways; involves personal vs. general space.

Relationship Awareness

How you relate to others and objects during movement; includes person-to-person, person-to-object, and self-reflection.

Holistic Fitness

Four dimensions of well-being: mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual, and how each contributes to overall health.

Mental Health

Cognitive abilities and skills that improve quality of life, including reasoning, analysis, evaluation, creativity, and decision-making.

Emotional Health

Ability to accept and cope with one’s own and others’ feelings; awareness of emotional problems is important.

Physical Health

How well the body functions and carries out daily tasks with sufficient energy.

Spiritual Health

One’s faith, beliefs, and values; seeking meaning and purpose, being at peace with oneself and others.

PPFT (Philippine Physical Fitness Test)

Nationally standardized test to assess health- and skill-related fitness components.

Health-Related Fitness

Fitness components related to health and daily living: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular flexibility, and body composition.

Cardio-Respiratory Endurance

Also called aerobic endurance; the heart, lungs, and blood vessels supply oxygen during prolonged activity.

Muscular Strength

The ability of muscles to sustain a high level of force for a period, contributing to the capacity to perform heavy work.

Muscular Flexibility

The achievable range of motion at a joint or group of joints without injury.

Body Composition

The proportion of lean body mass to adipose tissue in the body.

Skill-Related Fitness

Fitness components related to motor skills: agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed.

Agility

Ability to change body position and direction quickly and efficiently.

Balance

Ability to maintain the body's equilibrium and stability.

Coordination

Coordination of muscles and nerves to perform precise and well-timed movements.

Power

Ability to produce maximum force in the shortest time; combination of speed and strength.

Reaction Time

Time required to initiate a response to a stimulus.

Speed

Ability to perform a movement quickly over a distance.

Endurance vs. Strength

Endurance is sustaining effort over time; Strength is the ability to exert a lot of force in a single effort.

3 Minute Step Test

Cardio-respiratory fitness assessment using a 3-minute stepping activity.

Sit and Reach

Flexibility test that measures hamstring and lower-back flexibility.

Push Ups

Upper-body strength test (standard for males; modified for females in some protocols).

Plank

Muscular endurance test measuring core stability by holding a plank position.

Illinois Run

Agility test that assesses ability to change direction quickly.

Stork Stand Test

Balance test assessing static balance and stability.

40-Meter Run

Speed test measuring sprinting speed over a short distance.

Standing Long Jump

Power test measuring explosive leg strength and lower-body power.

Ruler Drop Test

Reaction time test using the ruler-drop method.

BMI (Body Mass Index)

A measure of weight relative to height; an indicator of body fat level rather than a direct fat measurement.

BMI Normal Range

A normal BMI is typically between 18.5 and 24.9 for adults.

BMI Formula

BMI = weight (kg) / height (m)^2 (or an equivalent pounds/inches formula) used with a BMI chart.