Year 10 - Physical education
A practical exploration of endurance fitness testing
Physical training: health and fitness
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Unit Summary
This unit will explore the relationship between health, fitness, exercise and performance before unpacking the different components of fitness. This understanding will include key definitions, how to test and train each but also which components are most important for different sports.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to apply protocols of specific fitness tests that measure cardiovascular and muscular endurance, and compare results to normative data.
Key Notes
- The fitness test for cardiovascular fitness is Harvard step test and the 12 minute Cooper run/swim
- The minute sit-up and press-up test measure muscular endurance.
- Fitness tests are measured or recorded using various units (e.g time, distance or weight).
- Performing each fitness test according to protocol is crucial to ensure accurate and reliable measurements.
Vocabulary To Learn
- cardiovascular fitness: the ability to exercise your whole body for long periods of time, sometimes called stamina or aerobic endurance
- muscular endurance: the ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired
- normative data: information collected from a large group of people to show what's typical or average, so others can compare to it
- protocol: the set of rules, guidelines, or procedures that should be followed for a specific process or activity to ensure validity, reliability and safety
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may measure their heart rate incorrectly after completing the 150 steps for the Harvard step test.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The fitness test for cardiovascular fitness is Harvard step test and the 12 minute Cooper run/swim. The minute sit-up and press-up test measure muscular endurance.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'cardiovascular fitness'
the ability to exercise your whole body for long periods of time, sometimes called stamina or aerobic endurance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may measure their heart rate incorrectly after completing the 150 steps for the Harvard step test. Correction: Before starting the Harvard step test, allow pupils an opportunity to practice finding and measuring their heart rate.
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