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is considered the measure of the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypo kinetic diseases, and to meet emergency
situations.
Physical Fitness
Components of Physical Fitness
- Health Related Components
- Skill Related Components
Those factors that are related to how well the systems of your body work.
Health-Related Components
5 health-rated components
1.) Cardiovascular Fitness
2.) Body Composition
3.) Flexibility
4.) Muscular Strength
5.) Muscular Endurancs
6 skill-related components
1.) Speed
2.) Agility
3.) Balance
4.) Coordination
5.) Reaction Time
6.) Power
The ability of the circulatory system (heart and blood vessels) to supply oxygen to working muscles during exercise.
Cardiovascular Fitness
The relative percentage of body fat compared to lean body mass (muscle, bone, water, etc)
Body Composition
The range of movement
possible at various joints.
Flexibility
The amount of force that can be produced by a single contraction of a muscle
Muscular Strength
The ability of a muscle group to continue muscle movement over a length of time.
Muscular Endurance
The ability to move quickly from one point to another in a straight
line.
Speed
The ability of the body to change direction quickly.
Agility
The ability to maintain an
upright posture while still or moving.
Balance
Integration with hand and/or foot movements with the input of
the senses.
Coordination
Amount of time it takes to get moving.
Reaction Time