Skylor Franco

Period 6

Physical Education Vocabulary

1. GETTING IN SHAPE = GIS
2. 5 FITNESS COMPONENTS :
1 Cardiorespiratory Endurance
2 Muscular Strength
3 Muscular Endurance
4 Flexibility
5 Body Composition
3. RESPIRATORY = breathing
4. ENDURANCE = being able to keep going even when it is hard.
5. AERO = Air
6. OBIC = life
7. CARDIO = HEART
8. CARDIORESPIRATORY ENDURANCE = The ability of the circulatory and
respiratory systems to supply oxygen sustained physical activity.
9. HOW LONG DO I NEED TO DO THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN ORDER TO
WORK MY CARDIO? At least 20 minutes
10. FLEXIBILITY The ability to bend and move the joints through the full range of motion.
11. HOW LONG DO I NEED TO STRETCH IN ORDER TO STRETCH MY
MUSCLES PROPERLY? At least 30 seconds
12. DOES STRETCHING HELP MINIMIZE OR PREVENT INJURIES? Yes
13. DOES STRETCHING RELAX YOUR BODY? Yes
14. FITT
F frequency is how often you will perform physical activity
I intensity is how you will perform physical activities
T time is how long you will perform physical activities
T type is the kind of physical activities you will perform to develop a fitness
component or obtain a specific benefit
15. Static stretching a stretch is held in a challenging but comfortable position for a period
of time, usually somewhere between 30 to 60 seconds.
16. Dynamic stretching a stretch is performed by moving through a challenging but
comfortable range of motion repeatedly, usually 10 to 12 times.
17. Passive stretching means you’re using some sort of outside assistance to help you
achieve a stretch. (This assistance could be your body weight, a strap, leverage, gravity,
another person or a stretching device.)
18. Active stretching means you’re stretching a muscle by activity contracting the muscle in
opposition to the one you’re stretching. You do not use your body weight, a strap,
 leverage, gravity, another person, or a stretching device.) With active stretching, you
relax the muscle you’re trying to stretch and rely on the opposing
19. Ligament a short band of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue which connects two
bones or cartilages or holds together a joint. (Bone to bone)
20. Tendon a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle
to a bone. (Muscle to bone)
21. Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue that keeps joint motion fluid by coating the
surfaces of the bones in our joints and by cushioning bones against impact.