Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Physical Education

• The cooperation to make goals or points
• The rules and regulations that determine the relationship between members
• The area of play and the limits of the court
• A moving object like a ball to fight, pass, and make points
• Physical skills and abilities to take part in each particular sport

• Flexibility, endurance, strength, and speed
• Coordination of motor skills, special awareness
• Controlling

Mediterranean Diet

Key Components

• Grains: Rice, wheat, bread, and pasta (rich in complex carbohydrates).
• Fruits and Vegetables: Rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber.
• Fish, Meat, and Legumes: Important protein sources.
• Olive Oil: Primary cooking fat.

Other important aspects include an active lifestyle, enjoying meals as a social activity, and using local, traditional foods.

Special Diets

Types of Special Diets

• Low Cholesterol Diet: Limits saturated and trans fats (e.g., red meat, sweets).
• Low Salt Diet: Uses seasonings instead of salt; recommended for hypertension.
• Gluten-Free Diet: Excludes gluten (found in wheat and some other grains).
• Diabetes Diet: Avoids simple sugars but allows complex carbohydrates; emphasizes regular mealtimes.
• High/Low Calorie

First Aid and Medical Vocabulary: English-Catalan Glossary

Wounds, Injuries and First Aid Supplies

Bandage: vendatge

Foreign body: cos estrany

Vein: vena

Splint: objectes durs com la munyequera, el que es fica al dit quan te l'ha xafat

First aid kit: maletí simple de cures

Tissue: mocadors

Adhesive bandage: tirites

Roller gauze: gasa enrotllada amb pegament

Scissors: tisores

Pills: pastilles

Antiseptic: tipus Betadine

Syringe: xeringa amb agulla

Drug: medicament

Basic Life Support and Emergencies

Basic life support: RCP (suport vital bàsic)

Defibrillator: desfibril·lador DEA

Heartbeat: batecs

Pulse: pols

Tachycardia: taquicàrdia

Unconsciousness: inconscient

Fainting: desmai

Accident: accident

Asphyxiation: asfíxia

Breath out: sense aire

Injuries and Conditions

Internal

Guillén-Rey's Gym in Zaragoza

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Our main objectives are to meet new people, adopt healthy habits for a better life, and enjoy the gym and its activities.

We offer a wide range of activities to suit your needs, such as cyclo, step, body fit, aerobox, pilates, dance, fit balance, cross circuit, ABD, indoor walking, GAP and boxing. To carry out these activities, we have different areas: soft area, dynamic circuit express, hard area, full area and cross circuit.

If you want to know our activity calendar, you can ask us when you visit us.

Finally, you have the option of paying 2€ for a daily training session without registering.

Physical Fitness Fundamentals

Physical fitness enables daily physical activity without excessive fatigue. It comprises four key components, often called the four "S's": Strength, Stamina (or endurance), Speed, and Suppleness (or flexibility). In Spanish, these are known as "Capacidades Físicas Básicas".

1. Endurance or Stamina

Endurance is the ability to exercise continuously for extended periods without tiring. It's crucial for health, quality of life, and many sports, such as marathons. Regular stamina training benefits the cardiovascular system.

There are two main types of stamina based on energy usage:

• Aerobic Stamina: Enables low-intensity activities over long periods, with sufficient oxygen supply to muscles.
• Anaerobic Stamina: Enables high-

Time

Time

Ahead of schedule à abans del previst

The last minute à A última hora

At times à A vegades

Catch up on à Posar-se al dia

Deadline à Data límit

From time to time à De tant en tant

Get behind à In two weeks’ time à En dos setmanes

In the nick of time à Keep somebody waiting à

Remember à Recordar

Retain à Retenir

Rush à Pressa / córrer

Slow down à Afluixar / frenar

Take your time à Pren-te el teu temps

Time to spare à Temps de sobres

Turn up à Pujar

Commonly confused words

Specially à particularment

Especially à Excepcionalment

Particular à particular

Particularly à Particularment

Homonyms

Drop à Caiguda / regalim

Due à Programat / pagament vençut

Face à Cara / mirar

Filling à Farcit o “relleno” / empastament

Fine à Bé / prim

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1. Difference Between Physical Activity and Physical Exercise

Physical activity is any body movement that requires more energy than resting. Physical exercise is any planned, structured, and repetitive physical activity performed with the goal of improving fitness.

2. Key Terms Defining Physical Condition

• Ability
• Vitality
• Prevention
• Ownership

3. The 5 Characteristics of Physical Condition

• Anatomical condition: Refers to the differences in body shapes among human beings.
• Physiological condition: The functional ability to perform physical exercise without endangering the organism.
• Motor condition: Conditioned by physical qualities including endurance, speed, strength, coordination, and flexibility.
• Nervous and psychomotor condition: Determined by reactions

English Future Tenses Explained

• Present Simple: Used for timetables, transport schedules, and big events (e.g., "The train starts at 9 AM.").
• Present Continuous: Used for planned future actions (e.g., "I am visiting France this summer.").
• Be Going To: Used for intentions or predictions based on present evidence.
  • Intention: "I am going to start working out."
  • Prediction: "He is so fast, he is going to have an accident."
• Will: Used for instant decisions, promises, or general predictions.
  • Instant Decision: "I will study now." / "I will tell him."
  • Promise: "I will help you."
  • Prediction: "It will rain tomorrow."
• Future Continuous: Used for actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future (e.g., "I will be studying all evening.").
• Future Perfect:

Sports Equipment and Their Uses

• Tennis players hit the ball with a tennis racket.
• Cricketers hit the ball with a cricket bat.
• Pool players hit the ball with a pool cue.
• Hockey players hit the ball with a hockey stick.
• Golfers hit the ball with a golf club.
• Paddle players hit the ball with a paddle racket.
• Table tennis players hit the ball with a table tennis paddle.
• The instrument used to propel a canoe through the water is called a paddle.
• Baseball players hit the ball with a baseball bat.
• Badminton players hit the shuttlecock with a badminton racket.

Essential Sports Apparel and Gear

• Soccer players wear football boots when they play.
• American footballers wear shoulder pads when they play.
• Baseball players wear a baseball cap when they play.
• Scuba divers

Cycling Skills Development

Cycling Skills:

• Balance in a straight line.
• Balance on a curved line.
• Balance and coordination in a zig-zag pattern.
• Picking an object up from the ground.
• Passing under a low obstacle (tape) without knocking it down.
• Static balance.
• Boot the ball (This phrase seems out of context; assuming it relates to a specific drill or is a mistranslation, kept as is).

Triathlon Transitions (T1 and T2)

Transition 1 (T1) Sequence

The last 150–200 meters of swimming: increase the pace (increase kick frequency and stroke). Dizziness is common when the triathlete changes position.

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