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The Components of Physical Fitness are:
• Heart and Lung Endurance
• Muscular Strength
• Muscular Endurance
• Flexibility
• Body Composition
Heart and Lung Endurance
• Heart and Lung Endurance is the ability to do activities that require increased oxygen.
Muscular Strength
• Muscular Strength is the ability to use your muscles to perform various activities.
Muscular Endurance
• Muscular Endurance is the ability to use muscular strength over a set period of time.
Flexibility
• Flexibility is the ability to bend and move the joints through a full range of motion.
Body Composition
• Body Composition is the % of body fat compared to the % of lean muscle tissue.
All of these components should be
included in your personal fitness plan.
Examples of Flexibility are:
• Stretching– sit and reach– hamstring stretch– calf raises– quad stretch– triceps stretch– trunk flex
Examples of Muscular Strength and Endurance Activities are:
• Push ups
• Crunches
• Lifting Weights
• Jump and Jacks
• Jogging
• Speed Walking
• Bicycling
Examples of Heart and Lung Endurance Activities are:
• Any activity that you perform for 15 minutes or more that makes your heart rate increase significantly.– Jogging– Bicycling– Jump roping– Step Aerobics– Swimming
Body Composition is a result of the amount of
exercise that you participate in on a
regular basis and your diet.