PE 1 - Exam 1

Physical Fitness

refers to an athlete's capacity to meet the varied physical demands of their sport without reducing the athlete to a fatigued state.

Body Composition

refers to the athlete's body fat.

Cardiovascular Endurance / Aerobic Endurance

how well your heart and lungs can supply the oxygen you need while you exercise at medium to high intensity.

Flexibility

the range of limb movement around joints.

Static Stretching (Isometric Contractions)

A kind of flexibility exercise that involves gradually easing into the stretch position and holding it.

Ballistic Stretching

A kind of flexibility exercise that uses the momentum of a moving body or a limb in an attempt to force it beyond its normal range of motion.

Dynamic Stretching (Isotonic or Isokinetic Contractions)

A kind of flexibility exercise that consists of controlled leg and arm swings that take you gently to the limits of your range of motion.

Active Stretching

A kind of flexibility exercise where you assume a position and then hold it there with no assistance other than using your agonist's muscles' strength.

Passive stretching

A kind of flexibility exercise where you assume a position and hold it with some other part of your body, or with the assistance of a partner or some other apparatus

Assisted Stretching

A kind of flexibility exercise that involves the assistance of a partner who must fully understand their role; otherwise, the risk of injury is high.

Strength

The extent to which muscles can exert force by contracting against resistance.

Maximum Strength

The greatest force that is possible in a single maximum contraction.

Strength Endurance

The ability to express force many times over.

Weight Training

A sport that develops muscular strength.

Circuit Training

An exercise that develops muscular endurance.

Cycling

A sport that improves muscular endurance

Boxing

A sport that improves muscular strength.

Long-distance Running

A sport that improves cardiovascular endurance.

Yoga

An exercise that develops flexibility.

Burpees

An exercise that develops body composition.

Muscular Strength

Lifting a heavy box improves what component of physical fitness?

Muscular Endurance

Skiing involves going down a slope, bending your knees, firing your quads, and swooshing down a hill or mountain for several minutes to even longer. What fitness component does it focus on?

Muscular Endurance

50 body weight squats in a row improves what fitness component?

Cardiovascular Endurance

Dancing for an hour improves what fitness component?

Flexibility

Tai Chi improves what fitness component?