The purpose of Physical Education is to create fit individuals, but what does
it mean to be physically fit? A person can be fit in many different ways. In
fact there are five health components of fitness and six components of skill
related fitness. The health components are:
Cardio-respiratory fitness- This is a measure of one’s ability to pump oxygenated
blood from the heart to the muscles.
 List three activities that would improve cardio-respiratory fitness.
Muscular Endurance- This is the ability to sustain work over a period of time.
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Give three examples of activities that require muscular endurance.
Muscular Strength- This is the ability of a muscle to generate maximum amount of
force in a single effort
 Name one sport that requires muscular strength.
Flexibility- This is the range of motion (ROM) of a joint or amount of movement one
can do using a specific joint
 Draw and describe 10 stretches for the body. Make sure to include the name of
the muscle is being stretched.
Body Composition – This is the ration of adipose tissue (body fat) to fat-free weight
(muscles, bones, organs, etc)
 List two ways that body fat is measured. Which one is more accurate? Why?
Skill components include:
Power– This is the combination of strength and speed
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Name 2 activities that use power.
Speed– This is the ability to cover distance in a short amount of time
Agility– This is the ability to change the body’s position or direction quickly
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List 2 activities that would improve agility.
Coordination– This is when several body parts work together to produce a complex
movement or series of complex movements.
Reaction Time– This is how fast one’s body reacts physically to stimuli
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Give 2 examples of life situations where reaction time is important.
Balance – there are two types of balance, static and dynamic.
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Static Balance - The ability to keep a position without moving
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Dynamic Balance – The ability to keep a position while moving
REVIEW
After each fitness term, write an H for health-related and S for Skillrelated:
1. Muscular endurance ______
2. Power ______
3. Agility ______
4. Cardiovascular endurance ______
5. Reaction Time ______
6. Speed ______
7. Flexibility ______
8. Muscular Strength ______
9. Body composition ______
10. Balance ______
11. Coordination ______
Imagine you’re a personal trainer planning a program for a client.
Your client desires to be healthy and fit. What type of activity can your
client do to improve on the health-related components of fitness?
Health–related component
Cardiovascular endurance ____________________
Muscular Strength ____________________
Muscular Endurance ____________________
Flexibility ____________________
Body Composition ____________________
Skill-related component
Agility ____________________
Speed ____________________
Balance ____________________
Coordination ____________________
Reaction time ____________________
Power ____________________
Choose a sport or activity that uses both health-related components
of fitness
and skill related components of fitness that will benefit your client the
most.
In a letter to your client explain how the sport or activity you chose,
uses at
least three health and three skill components of fitness.