Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Sport Psychology, Physical Fitness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Yves Bureau

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Physical fitness: physiological functioning (including cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition, and flexibility) that influences the ability to be physically active, 5 forms of physical fitness, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, body composition, and flexibility. Physical activity and the 5 components of health: health-illness continuum, death - illness - health - perfect health. Five components of health: mental, physical, emotional, social, spiritual, wellness is a function of the balance between the five components- want to be well (cid:396)ou(cid:374)ded, do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to i(cid:374)(cid:448)est i(cid:374) o(cid:374)e (cid:272)o(cid:373)po(cid:374)e(cid:374)t disp(cid:396)opo(cid:396)tio(cid:374)all(cid:455). Five forms of physical activity: three types based on resistance: which involves placing demands on or overloading the muscles in order to affect both muscle strength and endurance. Isometric: contract muscle against am immovable object without moving body: the contraction of the muscles improved muscle strength but it does little for endurance. Isotonic: weight training: involves using free weights to place resistance on muscles by shortening or lengthening the muscle group.