The Relationship Between Health & Fitness (AQA GCSE Physical Education (PE)): Exam Questions

Figure 3 shows a person kicking a football

The vertical jump test measures leg power.

Discuss the suitability of this test for a football player.

Fitness testing is often used as a motivational tool.

State two other reasons why fitness testing is carried out.

The Illinois Agility Test is a maximal test that measures agility.

Describe how to carry out this test.

Mich box ael is starting a 12-week training programme.

State four reasons why Michael should test his levels of fitness before starting his 12-week training programme.

Dynamic strength is required to perform in a 1000m rowing race.

Define ‘dynamic strength’.

Justify why dynamic strength is important in a 1000m rowing race.

Discuss whether the One Rep Max Test is a relevant test for a gymnast.

Poppy is a 100 metre sprinter.

Speed is important to Poppy.

Name and describe a test that measures speed.

Define reaction time.

Outline one reason why reaction time is important to Poppy.

Evaluate the importance of agility and flexibility in a 200m freestyle swimming race.

Which one of the following is the correct unit of measurement for the Illinois Agility Test?

Define health and fitness.

Rizwan is aiming to perform 40 push-ups.

Identify the type of muscular strength that Rizwan uses to perform 40 push-ups.

Justify your answer.

Identify three components of fitness which can be improved using weight training.

Define balance.

Justify why balance is important for a football or hockey player.

A student makes the following statement:

"If a person is in perfect health, they will automatically have high fitness levels."

Explain why this statement is incorrect.

Provide two reasons why participating in a team sport could improve an individual's social health and well-being.

Two cyclists are due to complete a training session. Cyclist A has a severe chest infection and is bedridden. Cyclist B has a mild cold but decides to participate in the session anyway.

Using your knowledge of the relationship between health and fitness, explain what will happen to the fitness levels of both Cyclist A and Cyclist B over the next week.

After the training session, Cyclist B states:

"Because my fitness levels are increasing, I must be in perfect health."

Explain why Cyclist B's statement is incorrect

A football coach asks their players to complete fitness tests at the start of their pre-season training camp. The coach records each player's scores and plans to test them again six weeks later.

Explain two reasons why the coach is carrying out fitness testing at the start of pre-season.

Explain why retesting the players after six weeks could be useful for the coach.

A coach uses the Multi-Stage Fitness Test / Bleep Test to gather data on a hockey team's cardiovascular endurance at the start of pre-season.

State whether the numerical levels/shuttles recorded in the Multi-Stage Fitness Test provide qualitative or quantitative data.

Explain why the Multi-Stage Fitness Test is an appropriate test for measuring cardiovascular endurance.

Explain one way the coach could use the players' scores to improve future training.

Justify the importance of speed and flexibility for a footballer.

Using your knowledge of agility and reaction time, evaluate the importance of these components of fitness for performers in the 100m sprint.

A fitness influencer posts the following statement online:

"If you want to be completely healthy, all you need to do is go to the gym every single day and push your physical fitness to the maximum. Furthermore, if you ever catch a cold, your fitness will instantly disappear."

Analyse the inaccuracies in the influencer's statement using your knowledge of the definitions of health and fitness, and the relationship between them.

A coach is reviewing the status of three athletes:

• Athlete A is physically injury-free and trains daily, but suffers from severe social anxiety

• Athlete B has a broken leg and is confined to a bed

• Athlete C has a mild headache but has decided to attend the training session anyway

Evaluate the health and fitness status of all three athletes, and predict what will happen to their fitness levels.

A sports documentary follows the journey of a professional tennis player, Maya, across three distinct phases of a single year:

• Phase 1 (January): Maya returns from a long, restful off-season holiday. She is incredibly happy, social, and entirely free from injury or disease. However, she has done zero physical exercise for two months and struggles to complete her first few practice matches without stopping.

• Phase 2 (June): Maya is playing in a major tournament and easily coping with the physical demands of 3-hour matches. However, the intense media pressure causes her to suffer from severe stress and anxiety.

• Phase 3 (November): Maya catches a mild head cold. Despite feeling unwell, she decides to push through the illness and completes her daily, intense physical training sessions anyway.

Using the official definitions of health and fitness, evaluate Maya's health and fitness status during all three phases of the year.

A professional gymnast has recently been diagnosed with chronic asthma, but continues to train 20 hours a week and compete at an elite level. Meanwhile, a 25-year-old office worker is free from disease or illness, but leads a sedentary lifestyle and cannot run for more than two minutes without severe fatigue.

Critically evaluate the relationship between health and fitness using the gymnast and the office worker as examples.

A coach decides to assess the fitness of a rugby union scrum-half using the Illinois Agility Test and the One Rep Max Test.

Justify why agility and maximal strength are important components of fitness for a rugby scrum-half, and evaluate the appropriateness of these two tests for measuring a performer's fitness for a rugby match.