Front | Back |
What are the 5 components of Fitness?
|
Flexibility, Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, and Body Comp.
|
Flexibility
|
The ability for muscles/joints to go through a range of motion
|
Cardiorespiratory Endurance
|
Ability for heart and lungs to supply oxygen and necessary fuel to the muscle during exercise over time.
|
Muscular Strength
|
Ability of muscles to exert force one time
|
Muscular Endurance
|
Ability to exert force of muscles for long periods of time
|
Body Composition
|
The ratio of fat to muscle, bone, and other tissues that make up one's body
|
Types of Stretching to increase flexibility
|
Static, Dynamic, PNF
|
Static
|
Holding a stretch and then relaxing
|
Dynamic
|
Stretching the muscle by moving
|
PNF
|
Stretching with resistance usually with a partner
|
Exercises to improve cardiorespiratory endurance
|
Aerobic- w/oxygen excersises (Cross Country, swimming, jumping rope)
Anaerobic-w/o oxygen (Weight lifting, sprinting |
How to build endurance
|
Doing a high number of reps with a low amount of weight
|
BMI- Body Mass Index
|
Measures height and weight to get body comp
BMI is inaccurate b/c it does not account for body types |
Reps
|
Doing any exercise one time
|
Set
|
A group of reps
|