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Physical Fitness Components

This document discusses the components of physical fitness, including health-related components and skill-related components. The health-related components that promote overall health and prevent disease are cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. The skill-related components that relate to sports performance are agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed.

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Physical Fitness Components

This document discusses the components of physical fitness, including health-related components and skill-related components. The health-related components that promote overall health and prevent disease are cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. The skill-related components that relate to sports performance are agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed.

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PHYSICAL FITNESS

COMPONENTS
Lesson 1 P.E.
PHYSICAL FITNESS
It is the ability of the
muscles to function
effectively and
efficiently without undue
fatigue.
HEALTH-RELATED
COMPONENTS
factors that promote total health and prevent the
beginning of disease and problems associated with an
activity
CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS
is the ability of the heart
(cardio) and circulatory
system (vascular) to supply
oxygen to muscles for an
extended period of time.
MUSCULAR STRENGTH
Muscular Strength refers to the
maximum amount of force a muscle
can exert against opposing force.
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
Muscular Endurance refers to the ability of the
muscle or group of muscles to sustain
repeated contractions against resistance for
an extended period of time.
FLEXIBILITY
the ability to move a body part
through a full range of motion at a joint.
BODY COMPOSITION
Body Composition is used to
describe the percentage of fat,
bone, water and muscle in
human bodies.
SKILL-RELATED
COMPONENTS
are physical abilities that show potential for good performance
in certain skills (usually in sports) like running speed, agility,
reaction time or quickness, balance and coordination.
AGILITY
Agility is the ability to move in
different directions quickly using a
combination of balance, coordination,
speed, strength, and endurance.
BALANCE
Balance is the ability of the body to
maintain stability in static or when
moving while resisting the force of
gravity.
COORDINATION
Relates to one’s ability to use the
senses, such as sight or hearing,
together with other body parts in
performing motor tasks smoothly and
accurately.
POWER
the ability of the muscle to transfer
energy and release maximum force at
a fast rate.
REACTION TIME
refers to the ability to react and make
decisions quickly.
SPEED
refers to the ability to perform
successive movements of the same
pattern in the shortest period of time.

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