Components of fitness

Cards (19)

  • Physical Fitness
    • Speed
    • Flexibility
    • Muscular endurance
    • Muscular strength
    • Aerobic endurance
    • Body comp
  • Skill-related Fitness
    • Power
    • Agility
    • Coordination
    • Balance
    • Reaction time
  • Flexibility:
    Ability to move all your joints through their full range of movements smoothly
  • Speed:
    How long it takes for an individual or an object to travel a certain distance, and the faster something moves, the greater its speed.
  • Aerobic endurance:
    Measure of how efficiently you are able to keep your muscles supplied with nutrients and oxygen while you are exercising.
  • Muscular endurance:
    Ability for muscles to keep contracting for a long time
  • Muscular strength:
    Amount of force, measured in kilograms (kg) or Newtons (N), that can be generated by a muscle when it is contracting.
  • Body composition:

    Ratio of fat-free mass, of vital organs, to fat mass.
  • Cardiovascular system:
    Responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients around body and removing waste products e.g. CO2
    Made up of heart, blood and blood vessels
  • Respiratory system:
    • Responsible for brining oxygen to body
    • Made up of lungs and airways
  • Types of body form
    Endomorph
    Ectomorph
    Mesamorph
  • Types of speed
    • Accelerative speed - when you start moving faster, seen in sprints of up to 30 metres.
    • Pure speed - maximum speed, seen in sprints of up to 60 metres.
    • Speed endurance, - being able to maintain maximum speed for a period of time, seen during sprints with short recovery periods in between.
  • Types of muscular strength:
    • Explosive strength - amount of force that can be done in one quick, powerful contraction, useful in sports such as the javelin and the high jump. Closely linked to power.
    • Dynamic strength - amount of force that can be exerted repeatedly by a muscle, useful when completing sit-ups or when cycling. Closely linked to muscular endurance.
  • Power:

    Ability to combine strength with speed and is expressed as the time it takes to perform a task.
  • Agility
    Ability of a sports player to move and change direction quickly, precisely and under control.
  • Balance:
    Ability to keep the body stable, when still or moving, by keeping the centre of gravity over the base of support.
  • Types of balances:
    • A static balance is when little or no movement takes place – for example, during a headstand.
    • A dynamic balance is performed when movement takes place during a balance – for example, during a cartwheel.
  • Reaction time:
    The length of time taken for a person or system to respond to given stimulus.
  • Co-ordination
    Ability to move two or more parts of the body at the same time efficiently and accurately, while ensuring a smooth flow of movement.