AQA GCSE Physical Education key terms

The number of red blood cells in the blood. Red blood cells carry oxygen.

Consuming water to restore hydration by replacing water that has been lost.

The consistency of results when a test is repeated under the same conditions.

Dependence on external rewards to maintain effort or participation; without those rewards, a performer may try less hard or stop taking part.

One complete performance of an exercise, such as lifting and lowering a weight once.

The overall public image of a sport or event, including whether people regard it as fair and respectable.

A loss of trust or respect caused by a person's actions, which can affect their public image and career.

The volume of air remaining in the lungs after maximal exhalation.

The load that the effort must overcome, such as body weight or an object being lifted.

The distance from the fulcrum to the point where the load acts on a basic lever drawing; also called the load arm or weight arm.

The chemical reactions in living cells that release energy from substances such as glucose.

The income received by an organisation or business, for example from ticket sales, broadcasting deals or product sales.

The loss of training-related fitness improvements when training stops or is reduced sufficiently.

One of the curved bones forming the rib cage in the chest.

Strong competition or hostility between opposing teams or their supporters.

Someone whose behaviour, achievements or success inspires others and may encourage them to participate.

Turning a bone around its own long axis, such as turning the upper arm inwards or outwards at the shoulder.

Groups of muscles around the shoulder joints that help rotate the upper arms and stabilise the shoulders.

An imaginary line passing through the body from front to back, around which movement in the frontal plane occurs.

An imaginary vertical surface dividing the body into left and right portions; forwards-and-backwards movements take place in this plane.

The shoulder blade, located at the back of the shoulder.

A lever system with the load between the fulcrum and the effort.

Inactive; engaging in little or irregular physical activity.

A way of living that involves very little physical activity.

Focusing on relevant sensory information while ignoring irrelevant information.

A person's sense of their own worth or value.

A skill whose start and speed, rate or pace are controlled by the performer.