Components of Fitness
Guiding Questions
-What is the difference between health-related and skill-related physical fitness?
-Health-related physical fitness is how much exercise your body can handle without tiring. Skill-related physical fitness is how much exercise you know how to properly do without injuring yourself.
-What are the health-related components of physical fitness?
-The health-related components of physical fitness are: Cardiovascular Endurance, Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, Flexibility, and Body Composition.
-What are the skill-related components of physical fitness?
-The skill-related components of physical fitness are as follows: agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, speed.
-Why does a person not have to be a good athlete to be physically fit?
-Because almost everything you can do as an athlete can be done at home with exercises such as: the walking lunge, mile run, push ups, and much much more.
-Why is it important to know your current level of health-related fitness?
-It is important to know your current level of health related fitness, so you can further assess yourself in the future. Knowing these things allows you to know where you are and what progress can be made.