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PDHPE NOTES

Dimensions of health (SPECS)

Social - Spending time with friends, communities and family regularly

Physical - completing physical activities and workouts

Emotional - doing stuff that makes you happy

Cognitive - function of the brain rather a person's mood, using brain

Spiritual - purpose of something, important things in the world.

Define health: Health including all aspects of physical and mental health.

Aerobic = oxygen

Anaerobic = no oxygen working hard

Health and skill related components of fitness

Health related : Linked to personal health, lifestyle and illness preventions

E.g cardiovascular endurance: the ability of the heart and lungs to work effectively for extended periods of time (running).

Component

Definition

Example of fitnesses activity

Cardiovascular endurance

The ability of the heart and lungs to work efficiently for extended periods of time.

The ability to keep going not getting fatigue

Running (cross country)

Muscular strength

(going to maximum force)

The ability of the body to exert in one maximal effort

Weight lifting

Muscular endurance

The ability of the muscles to repeatedly contract for extended periods of time

Swimming

Sit up test

Flexibility

The range of movement at particular joint or joints

Gymnastics

Body composition

The percentage of fat, bone, water and muscle in the body

Planks

Skill related: Linked to skills that are required for specific sports/activities

E.g Power: A combination of strength and speed (explosive movements (high jump sprinter))

Component

Definition

Example of physical activity

Power

A combination of strength and speed

Explosive movements (of force (strength x speed )

Javelin

High jump

Sprinter

Speed

The differential rate at which an individual is able to perform a movement or cover a distance in a period of time

How fast

Sprinter

20 metre sprint

Agility

The skill of changing the direction with speed

Netball ( changing directions e.g from c to wa)

Coordination

The ability to use two or more body parts together

Hand and eye coordination

Afl

Tennis

Ball toss

Balance

Static balance is maintaining equilibrium while stationary and dynamic balance

Surfing

Stork stand

Reaction time

The time taken to acknowledge and respond to stimuli appropriately

Sprinter

Fitness testing

Validablity: the test measure what it intends to measure e.g the yo yo test os a valid test for cardiorespiratory endurance , it in not valid for speed

Reliability: the degree to which a test is consistent and stable in meaning what it intends to do. Research would be considered ‘reliable’ if you could repeat the process and get the similar results e.g performing the beep test inside each time it is completed

Test

Health or skill related component of fitness

Yo yo test

Speed

Agility

Reaction time (when the beep’s start)

Cardiovascular endurance

20m sprint

Speed

Power

Cardiovascular endurance

Vertical jump

Power

Balance

Body composition

Sit up test

Muscular endurance

Flexibility

Push up test

Muscular strength

Sit and reach

Flexibility

Muscular strength

Standing long jump

Power

Speed

Illinois agility run

Cardiovascular endurance

Stork stand

Balance

Muscular endurance