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Which of the following is NOT one of the skill-related components of fitness?
Which of the following is NOT one of the skill-related components of fitness?
- Coordination
- Muscular Strength (correct)
- Agility
- Speed
What is the primary focus of the principle of specificity in training?
What is the primary focus of the principle of specificity in training?
- Rotating exercise types to prevent boredom
- Targeting specific muscle groups or fitness components (correct)
- Changing the intensity of workouts progressively
- Ensuring participants train at their maximum heart rate
What does a low resting heart rate typically indicate?
What does a low resting heart rate typically indicate?
- Poor nutrition habits
- A medical condition
- High fitness level or cardiovascular efficiency (correct)
- High levels of stress
Which type of contraction is characterized by muscle lengthening while under tension?
Which type of contraction is characterized by muscle lengthening while under tension?
Which activity listed is least likely to improve flexibility?
Which activity listed is least likely to improve flexibility?
Flashcards
Muscular Strength
Muscular Strength
The amount of force a muscle can exert in a single effort.
Muscular Endurance
Muscular Endurance
The ability to exert force repeatedly over time. Think endurance.
Flexibility
Flexibility
The ability to move joints through their full range of motion.
Cardiovascular Fitness
Cardiovascular Fitness
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Agility
Agility
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Study Notes
Lifetime Fitness Review
- Format: The review contains 50-55 questions, including multiple-choice, matching, and true/false.
Components of Fitness
- Health-Related Components: Flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, and body composition.
- Skill-Related Components: Agility, balance, power, reaction time, coordination, and speed.
Principles of Training
- Overload: Increasing the intensity, repetition, or duration of exercise beyond what the body is accustomed to.
- Progression: Gradually increasing the training load over time to provide consistent improvement.
- Specificity: Designing a workout that directly targets the specific components of fitness you want to improve.
- F.I.T.T. Principle: Frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise need to be considered.
- Sets vs. Repetitions: The number of sets and repetitions are significant factors in training specific muscle groups.
Cardiovascular Fitness
- Target Heart Rate: Understanding and finding your target heart rate.
- Heart Rate Recovery: Measuring how quickly your heart rate returns to resting levels after exercise.
- Resting Heart Rate: Knowing what a normal resting heart rate is, and how changes might affect fitness.
Muscular Fitness
- Muscle Growth: Breaking down and rebuilding muscle tissue.
- Overload: Exceeding your body’s current capacity.
- Nutrition/Sleep: Essential for repair and growth.
- Micro-tears: Tiny tears or damage to muscle fibers that occur during exercise.
- Eccentric/Concentric/Isotonic/Isometric/Isokinetic Contractions: Terms for different types of muscle contractions.
- Spotters: Importance and role of spotters in weight training.
Additional Notes and Discussions
- Exercise: Benefits of exercise.
- Stress Reduction: Exercise for stress relief.
- Mental Health: Exercise can improve mental well-being.
- Self-Esteem: Exercise impacts self-esteem.
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