Health-related components of physical fitness These components are all those aspects of fitness that enable us to maintain our health, perform daily tasks and jobs, perform well in sporting activities and help protect us from sickness. They are the physical factors

that, if we neglect them, may cause us to become unhealthy or perform poorly.

Skill-related components of physical fitness These components are related to the performance aspect of an activity. They are related to the functional

capacities that enable us to perform physical activities with greater skill. Elite athletes will have very high levels of skill-related physical fitness compared to the levels possessed by non-elite athletes.

For each component of physical fitness, record:

• The definition

• Any related / important information

• Examples of suitable tests

Answer the following questions:

1. To what degree is fitness a predictor of performance? 2. Evaluate the purpose and benefits of testing physical fitness.

Health-Related Skill-Related

• Cardiorespiratory Endurance

• Muscular Strength

• Muscular Endurance

• Flexibility

• Body Composition

• Power

• Speed

• Agility

• Coordination

• Balance

• Reaction Time

Components of Physical Fitness

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

Definition - The ability of the working muscles to take up and use the oxygen that has been breathed in during exercise

and transferred to muscle cells. (Ruskin & Harper, 2019) The ability of the heart, lungs and circulatory system to supply oxygen and nutrients efficiently to working muscles and remove waste products. (Browne et al, 2009)

Related / Important Information -

• Considered the most important health-related fitness component

• Also known as aerobic or cardiovascular endurance / fitness

• Helps improve movement efficiency

• A well-trained cardiorespiratory system ensures high cardiac output and effective respiration and circulation

• Usually found by measuring the maximum rate of oxygen consumed during exercise or VO2 max (maximum oxygen uptake)

Examples of Suitable Tests -

• Beep Test / Multistage Fitness Test / 20m Shuttle Run

• Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test

• 2.4km or 1.6km Run

• PWC170 Cycle Test

• Astrand - Rhyming Cycle Ergometer Test

Adapted from: Browne, Clarke, Hristofski, Lambert, Maher, McClung & McKeen (2009). PDHPE Application and Inquiry Preliminary Course Second Edition. Oxford University Press, Victoria.

Adapted from: Ruskin & Harper (2019). Jacaranda Outcomes 1 Personal Development, Health and Physical Education Preliminary Course Fifth Edition. John Wiley & Sons Australia, Queensland.