Year 10 - Physical education
Cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, speed and strength
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 define cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, speed and strength and consider the appropriate fitness test for each.
Key Notes
- Muscular endurance requires repeated contractions for a long period of time and is tested through the press up test.
- Cardiovascular endurance is the ability of the heart and lungs to provide oxygen to working muscles for a long time.
- Speed is the ability to perform an action or cover a set distance as quickly as possible.
- Strength is measured through the grip strength dynamometer test.
Vocabulary To Learn
- muscular endurance: the ability to move your body and muscles repeatedly without fatiguing
- cardiovascular endurance: the ability to continue exertion while getting energy from the aerobic system used to supply the body with energy. Also referred to as stamina
- speed: the ability to move quickly across the ground or move limbs rapidly through movements
- strength: the maximum force a muscle/group of muscles can apply against a resistance
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Speed is just about running fast.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Muscular endurance requires repeated contractions for a long period of time and is tested through the press up test. Cardiovascular endurance is the ability of the heart and lungs to provide oxygen to working muscles for a long time.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'muscular endurance'
the ability to move your body and muscles repeatedly without fatiguing.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Speed is just about running fast. Correction: An example of speed is moving quickly across the ground but also includes other body parts too such as speed of arms in table tennis.
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- A practical exploration of the fitness tests that measure agility and flexibility Study Guide
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- Benefits and limitations of fitness testing Study Guide
- Body composition, balance, coordination and reaction time Study Guide
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- Components of fitness and the relative importance to physical activity and sport Study Guide
- Health, fitness and components of fitness Study Guide
- Linking sports and physical activity to different components of fitness Study Guide
- Power, flexibility and reaction time Study Guide
- Reasons for and limitations of fitness testing Study Guide
- The importance of fitness components in sport Study Guide
- The relationship between health and fitness Study Guide
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