Are you fit?
How do you know? What are you measuring to see if you are fit?
The answer to this question is ... Fitness Components!
There are 11 Fitness Components that we can use to determine someone fitness levels, often used by PE teachers, sports teams or gyms.
What is fitness?
"The state or condition of being fit"
What are components?
"Important parts or features of something"
Health-related vs Skill-related
Fitness components are divided into 2 categories:
There are 5 Health-related: "day-to-day activities"
There are 6 Skill-related: "sport related"
1. Cardiorespiratory Fitness
This relies on the heart and lungs and involves long distance exercise Example: running a marathon
2. Muscular Strength
This relies on muscles being able to lift very heavy weight
Example: squatting
3. Muscular Endurance
This relies on muscles being able to do a movement over and over again
Example: push ups or sit ups
4. Flexibility
This relies on muscles and joints being able to move in a full range of motion
Example: doing the splits
5. Body composition
This is about the amount of muscle and fat your body has. Example: the difference between the body of a sumo- wrestler and a marathon runner
6. Agility
This is about being able to move your body quickly. Example: dodgeball
7. Balance
This is about being able to maintain your body in one position
Example: balance beam in gymnastics
8. Power
This is about explosive movements. Example: jumping or throwing
9. Speed
This is about moving quickly. Example: 100 metre sprint
10. Coordination
This is about being able to do multiple things at once
Example: juggling
11. Reaction Time
This is about reacting quickly to something.
Example: starting a race
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