In this chapter you learned that resistance has negative or positive effects on performances in physical activity. A positive effect of resistance is the use of various methods of applying resistance to overload muscles. The pictures below show different ways in which resistance can be applied to overload muscles.
One way that resistance negatively affects performance is wind or air resistance. For example, running against the wind slows down your movement. Click here to learn more about air resistance.
You may also want to play a game to see how the weight of different objects affects resistance. Click here to try the game.
To learn more about muscles and joints, click here.
Learn more about resistance training by clicking here.
