The Components of Physical Fitness are: Heart and Cardiovascular Endurance Muscular Strength Muscular Endurance Flexibility Body Composition Muscular Speed and Power

Heart and Cardiovascular Endurance Heart and Lung Endurance is the ability to do activities that require increased oxygen. Click Picture to Play

Examples of Heart and Cardiovascular 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

Muscular Strength Muscular Strength is the ability to use your muscles to perform various activities. Click Picture to Play

Muscular Endurance Muscular Endurance is the ability to use muscular strength over a set period of time.

Examples of Muscular Strength and Endurance Activities are: Push ups Crunches Lifting Weights Jump and Jacks Jogging Speed Walking Bicycling

Flexibility Flexibility is the ability to bend and move the joints through a full range of motion. Click Picture to Play

Examples of Flexibility are: Stretching –sit and reach –hamstring stretch –calf raises –quad stretch –triceps stretch –trunk flex

Body Composition Body Composition is the % of body fat compared to the % of lean muscle tissue.

Body Composition is also the measurement of healthy amounts of fat in the body. Aerobic exercise help to maintain and balance the amount of fat in the body. Click Picture to Play

Muscular Speed and Power The ability of a muscle to move quickly and explosively. Developed by doing speed training and jump training.

Examples of Speed and Power Activities: Example: - Squat jumps, - burpees, - stair jumps, - jump running. Click Picture to Play

Body Composition is a result of the amount of exercise that you participate in on a regular basis and your diet.

All of these components should be included in your personal fitness plan.