Components of Fitness

SHMD 1397/05/2012

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Fitness ??A set of attributes that people have or achieve that relate to their ability to

perform physical activity.

SKILL-RELATED compone

nts of fitness

HEALTH-RELATED

components of fitness

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SKILL-RELATED components of fitness – More associated with performance than with good

health.

People who possess these skills find it easy to achieve

high levels of performance in motor skills, such as

those required in sports.

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SKILL-RELATED components

of fitness

Agility

Balance

Co-ordination

Power

Reaction Time

Speed

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HEALTH-RELATED components of

fitness Body

Composition

Cardiovascular Fitness

Flexibility

Muscular Endurance

Strength

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HEALTH-RELATED components of fitness:Directly associated with good health.

• Body composition: prevention of obesity, high blood pressure,

diabetes etc.

• Flexibility: prevention of back pain and muscle injuries.

• Strength: prevent back and posture problems.

• Muscle endurance: promote daily living functionality.

• Cardiovascular endurance: prevention of heart disease.

Moderate amount of each component of health-related fitness has a direct relationship to good health and reduced risk for disease.

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SKILL-RELATED components of fitness

• Agility: The ability to rapidly and accurately change the direction of the movement of the entire body in space.

Example: dribbling a

soccer ball with your

feet, dribbling a

hockey ball with a

hockey stick, quickly

changing direction on

a netball court etc.

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SKILL-RELATED components of fitness

Balance:

The maintenance of equilibrium while stationary

or while moving.

Example: gymnast on a

balance beam, water

skiing, jumpers in a rugby

lineout etc.

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SKILL-RELATED components of fitness

Reaction Time: The

time elapsed between stimulation

and the beginning of the reaction to

that stimulation.

• Quicker = better.

• Slow = poor reaction time skills

• Example: starting a sprint race,

catching a ball etc.

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SKILL-RELATED components of fitness

Speed: The ability to

perform a movement in

a short period of time.

Or, the rate at which

the body or individual

limbs can move.

Example: 40m sprint, soccer playing sprinting to receive the ball etc.

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SKILL-RELATED components of fitness

• Co-ordination: The ability

to use the senses with the body

parts to perform motor tasks

smoothly and accurately.

• Hand-eye co-ordination:

juggling, tennis, volleyball etc.

• Foot-eye co-ordination: soccer,

football etc.

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SKILL-RELATED components of fitness

• Power: is the production

of strength at speed and can be

seen when we throw an object

or perform a sprint start.

• Example: throwing a

discus, shot-put, jumping

is basketball etc.

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HEALTH-RELATED components of fitness

• Body Composition: The

relative percentage of muscle,

fat, bone, and other tissues that

comprise the body.

• Athlete = relatively low body fat

percentage.

• High body fat = poor

performance.

HEALTH-RELATED components of fitness

• Flexibility: Is the range of

motion that a joint or group of

joints can move through. It is

affected by muscle length and

joint structure.

• Good flexibility = reduced risk of injury.

• Poor flexibility = greater risk for injury.

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• Cardiovascular Fitness: It is the individuals ability to take on, transport and utilize oxygen. It is a measure of how well the lungs can take in oxygen, how well the heart and blood can transport oxygen, and then how well the muscles can use oxygen.

HEALTH-RELATED components of fitness

• A fit person can sustain long

periods of exercise without

fatigue.

• Fit athlete = good performance.

• Unfit athlete = poor

performance.

Muscular Endurance:

Is how well the muscles can

produce repeated contractions

at less than maximal (sub-

maximal) intensities.

HEALTH-RELATED components of fitness

A fit person can repeat movements for a long period of time without

fatigue.

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HEALTH-RELATED components of fitness

Strength:

Is the maximum force a

muscle or group of

muscles can produce in

a single contraction.

Greater strength = greater power. = reduced risk for injury.

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?? Questions ??1. Define:

a. Fitness. 32. The components of fitness are broken up into two different categories:

a. Name these two categories, and explain the difference between the two. 6b. Which of these two is more applicable to sport and why? 3c. List, under the correct category, all the components of fitness that fall into

these two categories. 11d. Define each component of fitness. 25

3. For each skill-related component of fitness, name 3 sports in which that component of fitness is important, and give examples of specific actions in those sports. 24