Muscular Endurance and Fitness Assessment

The video explores the components of physical fitness, including cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. It discusses how these components relate to movement efficiency and performance. The video also covers methods for measuring these components and the importance of sport-specific testing in predicting performance.

What is the primary focus of the video regarding physical fitness?

• The relationship between physical fitness and movement efficiency

• The relationship between diet and fitness

• The impact of mental health on fitness

• The role of technology in fitness

Which component of fitness is also known as aerobic fitness?

• Muscular strength

• Body composition

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

• Flexibility

What test is commonly used to measure cardiorespiratory endurance?

• 1 RM test

• Sit and reach test

• Skinfold test

• Beep test

Muscular strength is defined as the ability of a muscle to:

• Sustain a contraction over time

• Produce maximum force in a single contraction

• Maintain balance during movement

• Stretch to its maximum length

Which method is used to measure muscular strength?

• VO2 max test

• 1 RM or repetition maximum

• Underwater weighing

• Beep test

Muscular endurance helps in delaying fatigue by:

• Increasing body fat percentage

• Reducing the need for oxygen

• Delaying lactic acid buildup

• Improving joint flexibility

How is muscular endurance typically tested?

• By assessing the range of motion in joints

• By counting the number of repetitions in a set time

• By calculating body fat percentage

• By measuring the maximum weight lifted once

Flexibility is specific to:

• Muscular strength

• Cardiorespiratory endurance

• Individual joints or muscle groups

• The entire body

What is a common method to assess body composition?

• Beep test

• Skinfold measurement

• Sit and reach test

• 1 RM test

Why might a sumo wrestler prefer a larger body mass?

• To be harder to move

• To improve flexibility

• To enhance cardiorespiratory endurance

• To increase speed