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Health Related Fitness Components

A physically fit person has five key components of health-related fitness: aerobic fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Aerobic fitness is the ability to perform exercise for prolonged periods, muscular strength is the ability to exert maximal force, muscular endurance is the ability to exert sub-maximal force repeatedly, flexibility is the ability to move joints through full range of motion, and body composition refers to the ratio of fat to lean body mass. Maintaining these components of fitness through regular exercise leads to optimal health and physical functioning.

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Health Related Fitness Components

A physically fit person has five key components of health-related fitness: aerobic fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Aerobic fitness is the ability to perform exercise for prolonged periods, muscular strength is the ability to exert maximal force, muscular endurance is the ability to exert sub-maximal force repeatedly, flexibility is the ability to move joints through full range of motion, and body composition refers to the ratio of fat to lean body mass. Maintaining these components of fitness through regular exercise leads to optimal health and physical functioning.

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Active Lifestyle for Optimal

Health
PHYSICAL FITNESS...what is it?
Is the body’s ability to
function effectively &
efficiently which enables
you to cope with your
daily routine, recreational
activity, & emergency
situations
HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS
COMPONENTS
A physically fit person displays the following
qualities:
1.Aerobic Fitness
2.Muscular Strength
3.Muscular Endurance
4.Flexibility
5.Body Composition
AEROBIC FITNESS
the ability of the muscles to utilize
fuel to be able to perform dynamic,
moderate to high intensity exercise for
prolonged periods

*Note:
Aerobic activity reduces the build-up
of fat deposits, which results to a
healthy cardiovascular system
MUSCULAR STRENGTH
the ability of a muscle or muscle
group to exert a maximal force
against a resistance through the full
range of motion for a short period
of time.

*Note:
Any movement less than the full
ROM is counterproductive.
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
the ability of a muscle or muscle
group to exert a sub-maximal force
repeatedly over a period of time

*Note:
Gains occur only in the ROM
exercised for both muscular strength
& endurance
FLEXIBILITY
the ability to move a joint
through a complete ROM.

*Note:
Flexibility exercises
improves balance,
mobility, & posture
BODY COMPOSITION
The amount of body fat as
compared to the amount of lean
body mass (all tissues other than fat,
such as bone, muscle, organs, &
body fluids); percent body fat

*Note:
Healthy body composition (ratio of
fat to lean weight) & adequate
hydration are key factors for disease
prevention
BMI
(Body Mass Index)
So, what makes can persist in a physical activity for
a physically fit relatively long periods without
person? undue stress

can repeat movements can do work or play


for a long period that involves exerting
without undue fatigue force

can move the body has relatively low, but


joints through a full not too low,
range of motion in percentage of body fat
work and in play
able to perform well in
skill-related activities

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