GCSE PE - Components of Fitness

Cardiovascular fitness is defined as...

• The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

• The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time without tiring

• The ability to use skeletal muscles repeatedly without getting tired

• The range of movement possible at a joint

• The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone

Which picture represents a sporting example of using cardiovascular fitness?

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Which picture represents an everyday example of using cardiovascular fitness?

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Muscular strength is defined as...

• The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

• The ability to use skeletal muscles repeatedly without getting tired

• The range of movement possible at a joint

• The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time without tiring

• The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone

Which picture represents a sporting example of using muscular strength?

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Which picture represents an everyday example of using muscular strength?

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Muscular endurance is defined as...

• The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

• The range of movement possible at a joint

• The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone

• The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time without tiring

• The ability to use skeletal muscles repeatedly without getting tired

Which picture represents a sporting example of using muscular endurance?

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Flexibility is defined as...

• The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance

• The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time without tiring

• The ability to use skeletal muscles repeatedly without getting tired

• The range of movement possible at a joint

• The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone