Components of Fitness
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- Created on: 03-02-15 18:24
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- Components of Fitness
- Health-Related Exercise
- Cardiovascular Fitness
- "The ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time without tiring."
- Test: Cooper's Run, Treadmill Test or Harvard Step Test
- Muscular Strength
- "The amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance."
- Test: Hand Grip Test
- Body Composition
- "The percentage of body weight which is fat, muscle and bone."
- Muscular Endurance
- The ability to use voluntary muscles many times without getting tired."
- Flexibility
- "The range of movement possible at a joint."
- Test: Sit and Reach Test
- Cardiovascular Fitness
- Skill-Related Fitness
- Speed
- "The amount of time it takes to perform a particular action or cover a particular distance."
- Test: 30m Sprint
- Power
- "The ability to do strength performances quickly."
- Power = strength x speed
- Test: Standing Broad Jump or Sargent Jump Test
- Reaction Time
- "The time it takes to react to a given stimulus."
- Test: Ruler Drop Test
- Coordination
- "The ability to use two or more body parts together."
- Test: Three Ball Juggle or Alternate Wall Toss Test
- Agility
- "The ability to change the position of the body quickly and to control the movement of the whole body."
- Test: Illinois Agility Run
- Balance
- "The ability to retain the body's centre of mass (gravity) above the base of support with reference to static (stationary), or dynamic (changing), conditions of movement, shape and orientation."
- Test: Standing Stork Test
- Speed
- Health-Related Exercise
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