Physical Education key terms

A target concerned with winning or achieving a competitive result, involving comparison with other performers or teams.

The stage in which information is sent to the muscles so that they carry out the chosen response.

A state in which a performer's arousal is above the level needed for their best performance.

Placing greater stress than normal on the body during exercise training.

Excessive exercise without adequate rest and recovery, leading to fatigue, reduced performance and increased injury risk.

Blood with a relatively high oxygen content, such as blood returning from the lungs to the heart.

The amount of oxygen the blood can transport to body tissues, including working muscles.

The additional oxygen needed after exercise to help the body recover, including dealing with lactic acid produced during anaerobic exercise.

The substance formed when oxygen combines with haemoglobin in red blood cells.

Taking part in physical activity or sport, rather than simply watching it.

The proportion of a defined population taking part in an activity, usually expressed as a percentage.

The kneecap, which sits in front of the knee joint.

Muscles at the front of the upper chest that help expand the chest during inspiration in exercise.

Influence from people of a similar age or social group to behave in a particular way.

The bony structure at the hips, where the femur meets the skeleton of the trunk.

A chemical messenger made from amino acids that affects processes in the body; examples include EPO.

A proportion expressed as a number out of 100.

A unit used to describe the difference between two percentages, found by subtracting one percentage from the other.

The collection and examination of information about a sporting performance to identify strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement.

A substance used to improve sporting performance.

A substance used to improve sporting performance. The advantages and disadvantages in this lesson concern prohibited PED use.

A target concerned with improving a performer’s own skill, technique or performance, without comparison with other performers.

A person's characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.

Equipment worn or used to help protect a participant from injury, such as a cricket helmet or football shin guards.

A bone in a finger or toe. The plural is phalanges.

Bodily movement that uses energy, including activities such as walking, cycling, dancing and playing sport.

The condition of the body and its systems, including the ability to carry out everyday tasks.