Health and Skill Related Fitness

What are the skill components?

1. agility 2. balance 3. power 4. speed 5. coordination 6. reaction time

What are the health components?

1. cardiorespiratory 2. muscular strength and endurance 3. flexibility 4. body composition

How is body composition tested?

electrical impedance machine

skill-related fitness

enhancs one's performance in athletic or aport events

On what do health-related components focus?

factors that promote optimum health and prevent the onset of disease and problems associated with activity

What is the difference between health-related and skill-related fitness components?

health related fitness- way the body can become and maintain physical health skill related fitness- helps strengthen a person's ability to perform in sports and athletic activities

muscular strength and endurance

muscle's ability to produce effort or perform work

body composition

ratio to body fat to lean body mass, which includes water, bone, muscle, and connective tissue

cardiovascular fitness a.k.a. cardiorespiratory (lungs) fitness

ability of the heart (cardio) and circulatory (vascular) system to supply oxygen to the muscles for an extended period of time

health-related fitness

ability to become and stay physically healthy

agility

ability to change and control the direction and position of the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion

balance

ability to control or stabilize the body when a person is standing still or moving

flexibility

ability to move a body part through the full range of motion at a joint

power

ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the maximum force of muscles (combination of speed and muscular strength)

speed

ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly

reaction time

ability to reach or respond quickly to what you see, hear, or feel

coordination

ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement