Healthrelated exercise 1 Healthrelated exercise FOR EDEXCEL 1

Health-related exercise 1 Health-related exercise FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 2 What you will learn about in this topic: 1. Components of health-related exercise 2. How each component can affect your performance in sport FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 3 Learning objectives By the end of this presentation you should be able to: • Understand the components of health-related exercise • Describe each component • Explain how each component can affect your performance in sport FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 4 Health-related exercise To achieve physical well-being, a performer needs to concentrate on five areas of health-related exercise: • Cardiovascular fitness • Muscular strength • Muscular endurance FOR EDEXCEL • Flexibility • Body composition 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 5 Each sporting activity uses its own combination of health-related exercise components. Some activities depend on the development of only a few of these components; others need a combination of all of them. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 6 Cardiovascular fitness The cardiovascular system deals with the heart and blood vessels of the body. If the cardiovascular system is not fit then the ability to keep working is reduced and the skill level required to succeed is less likely to be reached. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 7 The cardiovascular system can be improved through training. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 8 The better the heart and lungs work, the greater the efficiency of the body getting oxygen to the working muscles and removing waste products from the body. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 9 Muscular strength is the ability of the muscles to apply force and overcome resistance. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 10 Muscular strength can be measured by its ability to lift the maximum weight possible in one attempt. In itself, muscular strength can be used to overpower an opponent. A player who can combine muscular strength with speed can create power. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 11 Having poor strength may prevent a player shooting with the required amount of power to beat a goalkeeper. Developing muscle strength involves short bursts of maximum effort. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 12 In contact sports, such as judo, a weak player gives little resistance to an opponent with muscular strength. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 13 Muscular endurance is the ability to keep working over a long period of time without tiring. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 14 Developing muscular endurance involves moderate exercise over long periods. Muscular endurance is essential for long-distance events such as 10, 000 m racing. The body is able to keep working for a long time without tiring and so has more chance of winning. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 15 Flexibility is the ability to move joints and articulations to their full range of movement. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 16 Controlled use of the full range of movement available at a joint can allow for the execution of the correct technique, improving performance and lessening the risk of injury. Where resistance to a force is necessary, the muscles must be strong enough to prevent overextension beyond the fullest range. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 17 For example, players in a rugby scrum must have muscles strong enough to prevent overextension of their shoulders. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 18 Body composition is the ratio of bone, muscle, connective tissue and body fat that makes up the body so plays an important part in the effectiveness of the performer. Body composition is closely linked to body shape (somatotype). FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 19 Athletes can improve their shape by: • controlling their diet and choosing the correct combinations of food • eating the right amounts of food • the amount of exercise completed. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 20 Task Using ICT, create an information booklet aimed at teenagers, explaining why exercise is important. FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 21 Exam questions 1. Cardiovascular fitness relies on the efficiency of the: A. Heart and lungs B. Lungs and muscles C. Bones and blood vessels D. Heart and blood vessels FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 22 2. Sporting activities which most rely on muscular endurance are: A. Football, basketball, tennis, hockey B. 10, 000 m, marathon, long-distance canoeing, Tour de France C. Marathon running, diving, longdistance canoeing, 10, 000 m D. Steeplechase, long jump, triathlon, 6 k run FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 23 What you have learnt in this topic: 1. Components of health-related exercise 2. How each component can affect your performance in sport FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009

Health-related exercise 24 Learning objectives You should now be able to: • Understand the components of health-related exercise • Describe each component • Explain how each component can affect your performance in sport FOR EDEXCEL 1. 1. 3 Exercise and fitness as part of your healthy, active lifestyle © Folens 2009