Download Fitness - Western Springs College

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To revise the health and skill related fitness
components
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Cardiorespiratory endurance
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Body composition
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Muscular Strength
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Muscular endurance
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Flexibility
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Why are they called ‘Health Related Fitnes
Components’?
They can affect the dimensions of health i.e.
mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical
wellbeing
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The ability of the heart, lungs and blood
vessels to take up and deliver oxygen to
working muscle for long periods of time.
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The force that muscles or a group of
muscles can exert in one maximal exertion or
contraction.
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The ability of a muscle or a group of muscles
to contract repeatedly over a long period of
time
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The flexibility of a joint to move through its
full range of motion
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Balance
Reaction time
Agility
Speed
Power
Why are these skill related fitness components,
and not health related fitness components?
They cannot directly influence the health of
someone.
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The ability to maintain a position in space.
E.g. balance beam
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The time it takes to process and initiate
action.
E.g. 100m start (gun going off)
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The ability to change direction suddenly
when moving. E.g. basketball players
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The ability to move quickly over a given
distance
e.g. sprinting races
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The ability to generate maximum force
quickly. E.g. power lifting or jumping