Girls P.E. Final

What is Cardiovascular Endurance?

This refers to the ability of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels to efficiently deliver oxygen to your muscles during sustained physical activity. Examples include running, swimming, cycling, hiking, and brisk walking.

What is Muscular Strength?

This is the maximum amount of force a muscle can produce in a single effort. Examples include lifting heavy weights, performing squats, and pushing against a heavy object.

What is Muscular Endurance?

This refers to the ability of a muscle to repeatedly exert force over an extended period. Examples include doing multiple repetitions of an exercise, like push-ups or sit-ups, or holding a plank for a prolonged time.

What is Flexibility?

This is the range of motion around a joint, or the ability to move a joint through its full potential. Examples include stretching, yoga, and activities that require a wide range of motion, like gymnastics.

What is Body Composition?

This refers to the proportion of fat mass to fat-free mass (muscle, bone, water) in your body. An example is maintaining a healthy balance of muscle and fat through proper nutrition and exercise.

What is Body Composition?

This is the make-up of the body in fat, muscle, bone and other tissue. Fat is expressed in percent (\%) of body fat. The total of all other components is expressed in percent (\%) of lean body mass.

What is Cardiovascular Endurance?

This is the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to supply blood and oxygen to the body during exercise. The mile run measures cardiovascular fitness.

What is Flexibility?

This is the ability to move a joint through a full range of motion. The sit and reach test measures flexibility of the lower spine.

What is Muscular Endurance?

This is the ability of a muscle or muscle group to continue work over a long period of time. The one minute sit-up test measures muscular endurance of the abdominals.

What is Muscular Strength?

This is the maximum amount of force a muscle or muscle group can exert. The pull-up test measures upper-body strength.

What is Agility?

This is the ability of the body to change direction quickly. Dodging a tackle in football or soccer is an example.

What is Balance?

This is the ability to maintain equilibrium while stationary or moving. Performing a handstand (stationary) or skiing (moving) are examples of skills that use balance.

What is Coordination?

This is the ability to combine muscles and or muscle groups with the senses (sight, touch, etc.) to complete complex tasks. Hitting a ball is a skill that requires coordination.

What is Power in fitness?

This is the combination of strength and speed. The volleyball spike is a power skill.

What is Reaction Time?

This is the amount of time between sensing and responding. The time needed to respond to a referee's whistle before a tip-off is an example of reaction time.

What is Speed in fitness?

This is the ability to perform a movement in a short period of time. The 100 meter dash measures speed.