Monday 30 June 2014

Revision Questions

You should use your exercise books and/or phones to answer the following questions in preparation for the online test next week:

1. Calculate the target zones of the following athletes:
a. Malcolm (49)
b. Glenda (18)
c. Michael (38)
d. Linda (55)
e. Graham (27)

2. Name the fitness test for the following components of fitness. For bonus marks, explain an advantage or disadvantage of the fitness test you have chosen (e.g. results could be inaccurate as human error could occur in the sprint test):
a. Agility -
b. Speed -
c. Cardiovascular Endurance -
d. Flexibility -
e. Power -

3. Plot a graph showing the heart rate for the two athletes below during their exercise (Heart Rate/Time on the axis):

 
Heart Rate after minutes of Exercise
Name
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Bob (49)
100
120
120
120
120
120
120
100
80
Helen (30)
140
150
110
170
120
160
100
180
90

Using the lines on the graph, answer the following questions:
a. What activity was Bob doing? Why?
b. What activity was Helen doing? Why?
c. Was Bob working in his target zone? Explain

4. For the following sports, state which Method of Training would be most suitable to improve (e.g. a marathon runner would be best to use continuous training to improve his performance as this method matches the performance of the actual activity):
a. A midfielder in football
b. A 100m Sprinter
c. An 800m Runner
d. A Rugby Forward
e. A gymnast

5. Define the following Components of Fitness:
a. agility
b. speed
c. flexibility
d. muscular strength
e. muscular endurance
f. casdiovascular endurance
g. Power

6. Name 3 different Principles of Training (bonus marks for defining them)

7. Calculate the BMI (Body Mass Index) of the following:
Bob (height 181cm, weight 92kg)
Helen (height 167cm, weight 60kg)