Fitness Training & Programming Components of Fitness

Learning Objectives Identify the components of physical fitness and skill-related fitness Identify components of fitness required for various sports

Identify what you think the Components of Physical Fitness and Skill-Related Fitness are………

Components of Physical Fitness Strength Aerobic Endurance Muscular Endurance Flexibility Body Composition Speed

Components of Skill-Related Fitness Agility Balance Coordination Power Reaction Time

Physical Fitness

Strength The ability of a muscle – or a group of muscles – to exert a maximal resistance in a single contraction. Bench Press Squat Lineout Lift Shot Put

Strength in Action

‘Achieved as a result of continuous training.’ Aerobic Endurance The ability of the heart, lungs, blood vessels (arteries and veins) and skeletal muscles to take in, transport and use oxygen efficiently, over a prolonged period. ‘Achieved as a result of continuous training.’ ‘Aerobic’ means that energy is produced with oxygen present, which allows long and steady physical activity

Muscular Endurance The ability of a muscle – or a group of muscles – to work repeatedly over a prolonged period. ‘Muscular endurance is different from aerobic endurance as it depends on the ability of muscles to perform without oxygen present (anaerobically)’

Muscular Endurance in Action

Flexibility The ability to move a joint through a complete – and natural – range of motion without discomfort or pain. Factors affecting flexibility include the condition of muscles, connective tissue, ligaments, and tendons.

Body Composition Male 9 – 15% Female 14 – 21% The body’s physical make-up in terms of fat (or ‘lean’) body tissue. It is measured as a %. A person’s weight is not a key consideration within the context of his or her body composition. It is possible for a person to be considered heavy, but to only have a moderate % of body fat. ‘Lean muscle tissue weighs more than an equal amount of fat tissue’

Speed Speed is the ability of a person to execute motor movements with high speed in the shortest period of time.

Skill-Related Fitness

Agility The ability to rapidly and accurately change the direction of the whole body in space.

Balance 2 types of balance Static & Dynamic Static balance is maintaining a sense of balance when stationary. Dynamic balance is maintaining sense of balance when moving.

Coordination Coordination is the ability to move two or more body parts under control, smoothly and efficiently.

Power Power is the product of strength and speed. When we perform a task as quickly and as forcefully as we can, the result is powerful. For example, a sprint start, a shot-put or javelin throw or long-jump.

Reaction Time Reaction time is how quickly your brain can respond to a stimulus and initiate a response. The most obvious being responding to the gun at the start of a race, but also a goalkeeper saving a penalty, or a badminton player reacting to a smash shot.

Task “Tell me how ONE method could train SIX components of fitness”

Learning Objectives Identify the components of physical fitness and skill-related fitness Identify components of fitness required for various sports