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Fitness testing
Fitness is ‘a set of attributes that relate to one’s ability to perform physical activity’ Mcardle, Katch & Katch (1995). This suggests that the better your attributes are as a whole determines your physical fitness, so it is better to be ok at a couple of the attributes associated with physical fitness than excellent at one or two but poor at the others.
The book ‘Fitness as an important dimension of human health’ states that fitness ‘involves a condition of living that characterizes the degree to which a person is able to function efficiently in daily life’. People have differing perceptions of what fitness is. ... Others believe that fitness can be a substitute for health. Fitness can and has a range of meanings to a range of people and your belief of what fitness is usually depends on what you personally want from fitness.
Physical fitness is split in to two separate sections. They are health related fitness and skill related fitness. Health related fitness is primarily about the cardiovascular system and prevention of diseases and illnesses in this area. Skill related fitness on the other hand is primarily influential on sport and those involved in competitive sport and feel improvement is needed. The health related components of fitness are strength, muscular endurance, aerobic endurance, flexibility and body composition. ...
A definition of health related fitness has been stated as…
‘A) An ability to perform daily activities with vigour. ...
Your physical fitness is dependent on how often you exercise, obviously the more you exercise the fitter you are likely to get. ...
Short-term effects of exercise include:
Increase of heart rate
Increase in blood pressure
Increase in supply, delivery and use of oxygen
Increase in certain hormone levels
Increase in body temperature
Muscle fatigue
Breathlessness
Long-term effects include:
Increase in heart size
Increased stroke volume
Decreased resting pulse rate
Faster pulse recovery
Decrease in body fat
Increased muscular strength
Increased muscular endurance
Reduced emotional stress
Increased ability to sustain activity for long periods of time
Health and skill related fitness is extremely important in sport and isn’t always taken as seriously as it should be, but since the death of Marc Vivien-foe in the middle of a football match people are paying more attention to it.
Approximate Word count = 1541
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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