Components of Fitness and Methods of Training

What Components of Fitness and Methods of Training covers

Components of Fitness and Methods of Training is examined in AS Unit 1, Exploring physical education. It covers health-related and skill-related components of fitness, weight training, plyometrics and flexibility training, continuous, fartlek, interval and circuit training, altitude training and training in hot and cold climates and periodisation and SMART goal setting.

The 5 subtopics

Each one has its own page. WJEC AS Physical Education students sit this topic in the first year.

• Health-related and skill-related components of fitnessThe five health-related and six skill-related components, aerobic capacity, strength, muscular endurance, body composition, flexibility, agility, balance, co-ordination, speed, power and reaction time, and a hockey player's training.Open →
• Weight training, plyometrics and flexibility trainingWeight training for maximum strength, muscular endurance and power, one-repetition maximum with a worked load, plyometrics and its drawbacks, active, passive, ballistic and PNF stretching, and mobility training.Open →
• Continuous, fartlek, interval and circuit trainingContinuous training and its intensity, fartlek for a footballer, interval training and its variables, high intensity training and Tabata, circuit training for netball, and the base for a 10,000 m runner.Open →
• Altitude training and training in hot and cold climatesOxygen at altitude, altitude training and adaptation, camp length and drawbacks, live high and train low, simulated altitude, heat acclimatisation for a Welsh team, humidity, and the risks of cold climates.Open →
• Periodisation and SMART goal settingPeriodisation with macrocycles, mesocycles and microcycles, the preparation, competition and transition phases, tapering, double periodisation, and SMART goals with short-, medium- and long-term targets.Open →

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Commonly confused

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• Health-related fitness vs Skill-related fitness

  Health-related fitness: components linked to general wellbeing, such as strength and flexibility. Skill-related fitness: components linked to performing sports techniques, such as agility and balance.

• Muscular strength vs Muscular endurance

  Muscular strength: the maximum force a muscle group can exert in one contraction. Muscular endurance: the ability of a muscle group to contract repeatedly without tiring.

• Active stretching vs Passive stretching

  Active stretching: holding a lengthened position using only the performer's own muscles. Passive stretching: a lengthening movement assisted by an outside force such as a partner.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1. 1

   What is the difference between health-related and skill-related fitness?

   Model answer

   Health-related fitness concerns general wellbeing and the body's ability to cope with daily demands. Skill-related fitness concerns the qualities needed to perform sports skills well.

2. 2

   Name the five health-related components of fitness.

   Model answer

   The five are flexibility, body composition, aerobic capacity, muscular strength and muscular endurance.

3. 3

   Name the six skill-related components of fitness.

   Model answer

   The six are speed, power, agility, balance, co-ordination and reaction time.

4. 4

   What is aerobic capacity, and which performer depends on it most?

   Model answer

   Aerobic capacity is the body's ability to supply and use oxygen during prolonged exercise. A marathon runner depends on it most.

5. 5

   What is muscular strength?

   Model answer

   Muscular strength is the maximum force a muscle or muscle group can exert in one contraction. A weightlifter and a prop forward rely on it.

6. 6

   What is muscular endurance?

   Model answer

   Muscular endurance is the ability of a muscle to contract repeatedly without tiring. A rower needs it to keep a powerful stroke going throughout a race.

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Components of Fitness and Methods of Training revision questions

Is Components of Fitness and Methods of Training examined at AS in WJEC Physical Education?

Yes. It sits in AS Unit 1, which you take in the first year, so it is on the AS paper as well as counting towards the full A level.

What does Components of Fitness and Methods of Training cover in WJEC AS-Level Physical Education?

5 subtopics: health-related and skill-related components of fitness, weight training, plyometrics and flexibility training, continuous, fartlek, interval and circuit training, altitude training and training in hot and cold climates and periodisation and smart goal setting. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is Components of Fitness and Methods of Training organised?

By the WJEC 601-8485-1 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.