9 Physical Education Understanding Movement

What is flexibility?

• The ability to maintain centre of mass over a base of support.

• The ability to move a joint fluidly through its complete range of motion

• The maximum amount of force that can be generated by a muscle or muscle group

• The ability to quickly and precisely move or change direction without losing balance or time

Towards the end of completing a moderate muscular strength training session, you would expect your breathing rate to:

• Dramatically increase

• Slightly increase

• Slightly decrease

• Remain the same as when you started

HITT (High Intensity Interval Training) aims to improve:

• Balance

• Muscular Strength

• Flexibility

• Endurance

Which one of the following exercises would assist in improving dynamic balance?

• A push-up

• Jumping lunges

• Cross squat

• Plank

During exercise our heart rate increases because:

• Deoxygenated blood needs to be pushed around the body at a slower rate.

• The demand for blood to the working muscles decreases, therefore blood needs to be pumped around the body at a slower rate.

• The demand for blood to the working muscles increases, therefore blood needs to be pumped around the body at a faster rate.

• We feel the need to sweat.

Which is NOT an example of an athlete with a high level of aerobic endurance?

• A marathon runner being able to run a full marathon.

• A cyclist being able to complete a 10 day cycling tour.

• A runner completing a 100m sprint

• An athlete completing a triathlon

Which of the following components of fitness would be improved by completing weights circuit training?

• Agility

• Speed

• Flexibility

• Muscular endurance

To accurately determine heart rate, we can measure:

A. Pulse rate

B. Breathing rate

C. Sweat rate

D. Perceived exertion rating

• A only

• A and B

• A, B and C

• A, B, C and D

Static balance is being able to stay steady when moving.

• True

• False

The exercise in the picture below would assist in improving which component of fitness:

• Flexibility

• Aerobic Endurance

• Agility

• Muscular Strength