Edexcel GCSE Physical Education key terms

A set of questions used to collect information from participants.

The extent of movement available at a joint.

A value expressed relative to a defined amount, such as the number of recorded offences per 100 matches.

How much a performance measure improves over a given interval, such as each week or training session.

Measurements or observations in their original form, before they have been processed or summarised.

The time between a stimulus being presented and the start of movement in response to it.

A target that is within the individual performer’s capabilities.

The process of returning towards a resting state after exercise and becoming ready for subsequent activity.

The period after exercise during which heart rate returns towards its resting level.

The time taken for heart rate to return to its resting level after exercise.

A drug taken for enjoyment rather than for medical purposes, such as alcohol or nicotine.

A blood cell containing haemoglobin, which carries oxygen.

The extent to which a test produces consistent results when repeated under the same conditions.

Exercise in which muscles work against a resistance, such as weights, resistance bands or body weight.

Training in which muscles work against a resistance, such as free weights, weight machines or body weight.

The chemical process in living cells that releases energy from substances such as glucose, supporting functions including muscle contraction.

The lungs and airways that bring air into the body and remove it.

Time spent relaxing or taking a break from physical or mental demands, without necessarily being asleep.

Allowing sufficient time between training efforts or sessions for the body to recover and repair.

The number of times the heart beats per minute while the body is at rest.

The loss of training adaptations when training stops or is reduced sufficiently.

An initial injury-care method using rest, ice, compression and elevation to help relieve pain and swelling.

Someone whose behaviour or achievements can encourage others to take part or pursue similar goals.

Turning a body part around an axis, such as twisting the trunk.

An imaginary line running horizontally from front to back through the body when standing upright, about which frontal-plane movement occurs.

An imaginary vertical flat surface that divides the body into left and right sections. Forward and backward movements occur in this plane.

The numerical intervals used along a graph axis to represent values.