Physical Education GCSE
Lever use in physical activity and sport
What Lever use in physical activity and sport means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Lever use in physical activity and sport
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Reference: OCR
The three classes of lever are used in physical activity and sport, illustrated by the neck, the ankle and the elbow.
Topics that use Lever use in physical activity and sport
- 1.1.c. Movement analysis - Lever systems (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Application to body levers
- Classes of lever
- Effort arm and load arm distances
- Load and effort relationship
- Body examples: neck, ankle, elbow
- Mechanical advantage
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