COMPONENTS OF FITNESS 10 AADP THE COMPONENTS OF

COMPONENTS OF FITNESS 10 AADP

THE COMPONENTS OF FITNESS • Flexibility • Power • Strength • Agility • Speed • Balance • Muscular Endurance • Body composition • Co-ordination • Cardiorvascular Endurance

COMPONENTS OF FITNESS We further divide these into 2 categories. Health related Skill related Cardiorespiratory endurance Body composition Muscular strength Muscular endurance Flexibility Speed Agility Balance Power Co-ordination Technique

SPEED • Speed is simply defined as the greatest distance covered in the shortest amount of time. • Start, acceleration, maintenance. • 100 m sprint.

POWER • Maximum application of strength within a short burst movement. • How quickly can you move this weight form here to here. • Shot put

STRENGTH • The body's ability to produce force or effort. • This does not mean how big you muscles are. • Bench press.

MUSCULAR ENDURANCE • The ability to maintain an effort or contraction for a long period of time. • Distance running. • Continuous press ups

CO ORDINATION • The ability to combine all COF to get a desired result. • Cricket • Baseball • Mountain Biking

BALANCE • Be able to control the body's position either stationary or moving. • Gymnastics

FLEXIBILITY • Extended range of motion beyond normal. • Normally seen in gymnasts and swimmers

AGILITY • A series of explosive movements in different directions. • All sports

BODY COMPOSITION • Percentage of fat on an athletes body. • 25% female • 17% male

CARDIO VASCULAR ENDURANCE • Body’s ability to provide the working muscles with blood. • How well the body uses this blood.