From the WHO definition of health to SPORT, FITT and every training method on the syllabus.
Health and Well-being
Health is not simply the absence of illness. The World Health Organization defines it as complete physical, mental and social well-being, and Cambridge expects you to kno...
8 questions · 21 marks
Revise this topicFitness and the Health-Fitness Relationship
Fitness is the ability to cope with the demands of the environment — and it is not the same thing as health. A performer can be fit but unhealthy, or unhealthy enough tha...
7 questions · 17 marks
Revise this topicDiet and Energy Sources
What you eat is the fuel every other system runs on. Cambridge asks you to match each nutrient to its job and to a food source, to explain whose energy needs are higher a...
6 questions · 17 marks
Revise this topicComponents of Fitness
Cambridge splits fitness into health-related and skill-related components, then asks you to link each one to performance rather than just name it. Ten components must be ...
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Revise this topicFitness Testing
Cambridge names a fixed list of fitness tests, and you must know the component each one measures, how it is carried out and how the result is recorded. The second half of...
7 questions · 20 marks
Revise this topicVO2 Max (Maximum Oxygen Uptake)
VO2 max is the clearest single measure of cardiovascular endurance: the greatest amount of oxygen the body can take in, transport and use each minute during maximum effor...
6 questions · 17 marks
Revise this topicPrinciples of Training and Overload
SPORT and FITT are the two rulesets every training programme has to satisfy. SPORT sets out what a good programme must be; FITT is the set of dials you turn to keep it wo...
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Revise this topicMethods of Training
Each training method is a tool for one job. Continuous training builds endurance, weight training builds strength, plyometrics build power, and HIIT does a lot in a short...
8 questions · 20 marks
Revise this topicWarm-Up and Cool-Down
A warm-up and cool-down are examinable content, not just something the coach makes you do. Cambridge wants the physiological and psychological reasons for each, the phase...
7 questions · 21 marks
Revise this topicOther areas in IGCSE PE
Where this fits in IGCSE PE 0413
This page is one area of Cambridge IGCSE PE 0413 / 0995. IGCSE PE 0413 is the course home: every area and every topic in Cambridge's own order, the papers you sit and what each one tests, and the exam-practice tools. The full topic list, with each topic linked to its revision page, is on the IGCSE PE 0413 syllabus page.