Health Related Fitness Components
Why is muscular strength important?
It helps you avoid future injuries, maintain good posture, remain independent while undertaking simple tasks as you get older.
Define muscular strength
The ability to exert force to overcome resistance
Why might it be important to exercise/workout more is the only sport you participate in is archery?
Archery doesn't exercise enough health related components so you won't get enough exercise.
Which sports do you utilize cardiovascular components the most?
Bicycling, Hiking, Soccer, Swimming, and Tennis
What health related fitness components does bicycling exercise?
Cardiovascular and Muscle Endurance
Which sport involved BMI, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, but not much cardio fitness?
Gymnastics
Why might it be beneficial to you in the long run to continue on with a sport that includes cardio fitness?
It keeps your heart healthy and working which will lower our risks of having heart and health issues in the future and it also helps you stay fit.
What health related component does bicycling, gymnastics and hiking all have in common?
Muscular Endurance
How is muscular endurance different than muscular strength?
Muscular strength is the ability to exert force to overcome resistance and endurance is to make repeated contractions with a muscle over a period of time
Why is flexibility important?
Prevents injuries, reduces back pain, and maintains healthy joints.
Name two sports that include a fair amount or more of each of the health related fitness components
Soccer and Swimming
Name three sports that you use both skill and health related components
Soccer, Gymnastics, and Tennis
BMI/Body composition is primarily emphasized in which sports?
Swimming, Soccer, and Gymnastics
Define muscular endurance
The ability to make repeated contractions with a muscle over a period of time
Define flexibility
The movement of our joints, created by the length of our muscles
Define body composition
The ratio of fat, muscle, bone, etc that make up our body
Why might it help you late in life to build up muscular endurance and strength?
There is a less risk of tearing of muscle and it will be easier to do simple tasks as you get older that may be harder for others who don't build up muscular endurance or strength.
Why is having a healthy body composition important?
Too much body fat can cause serious health problems in the future, such as heart disease and diabetes.
What might you do to make golf exercise more health related components?
Walk the course while carrying your bag on your back
Define cardiovascular endurance
Your body's ability to provide enough oxygen to sustain exercise and physical activity
