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Glossary

Physical fitness: A measure of the body’s ability to function efficiently, effectively and without injury in everyday activities.

Physical Activity: Any movement involving the body, produced by the skeletal muscles and requires energy expenditure

Health: A state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 1948)

Health related components: Factors of exercise that relate to staying physically fit and healthy.

Cardiorespiratory/Cardiovascular endurance: Relates to the ability of the heart and blood vessels to supply working muscles with oxygen for extended periods.

Muscular Strength: The ability of the body to exert force against a resistance in one maximal effort

Muscular endurance: The ability of muscles to exercise tension over an extended period of time

Skill related components: Components of physical fitness that relate to improving athletic performance in a particular sport or activity

Physical health: Over optimal well being of the physical body

Warm up: This should increase heart-rate and warm the body’s muscles, ligaments and tendons, in order to reduce possible injury and be ready for upcoming activities.

Cool down: Involves low-intensity activities to assist in slowing the heart rate, respiratory rate and body temperature

FITT principle: An acronym used to guide personal exercise programs for optimal effect. FITT stands for frequency, intensity, time and type (cardiovascular or muscle-building) and involves varying these elements of a program based on individual needs and goals.

Flexibility: Ensures your body can move through its entire range of motion without pain or stiffness

Body composition: Body fat composition refers to the amount of fat on your body such as a 100 kg person with a 25% body fat composition will have a lean body mass of 75 kg

Power: Refers to a person’s ability to transfer energy into force at a rapid pace also known as explosive body movement

Speed: Refers to a person’s ability to move fast.  \n

Agility: Refers to a person’s ability to move their body quickly and easily and also includes the ability to quickly change their direction while maintaining their balance

Coordination: Refers to a person’s ability to perform complex movements due to the working together of the nervous system and the muscles of the body

Balance: Maintaining control of the body’s equilibrium while performing skills

Reaction time: Reaction time relations to the time between one of your senses recognising a stimulus and your body moving in response

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