Components of Fitness

1. Components of Fitness Health-related and Skill-related

2. Health Related Fitness

3. Muscular Endurance • The ability to use the muscles many times without tiring • Sustained muscle contractions Example exercises – sit ups, push ups, pull ups * Using a light weight many times

4. Muscular Strength • The amount of force your muscles can exert against resistance Example exercises – resistance training * Lifting a heavy weight few times

5. Cardiovascular Endurance • The ability to exercise the heart and lungs for a long period of time • The efficiency of your heart and lungs ability to transfer oxygen-rich blood to your working muscles during activities that last longer than 90 seconds Example exercises – running, swimming, biking

6. Flexibility • The ability to use your joints in a full range of motion Example exercises – yoga, dance, gymnastics, stretching

7. Body Composition • The percentage of body weight that is fat compared to lean body tissue • Lean body tissue – muscles, bones, organs, water

8. Skill Related Fitness

9. Agility • The ability to rapidly and accurately change the direction of the whole body in space

10. Balance • The ability to maintain equilibrium while stationary or moving

11. Coordination • The ability to use the senses and body parts in order to perform motor tasks smoothly and accurately

12. Power • The amount of force a muscle can exert quickly

13. Reaction Time • The ability to respond quickly to stimulus

14. Speed • The amount of time it takes the body to perform specific tasks