Physical Fitness  The ability to work or play during every day life without becoming overly tired.  Being physically fit gives you enough energy to do the things you want to do and extra energy for the unexpected.

Health Related Fitness To become physically fit your exercise must focus on:  Cardiorespiratory Endurance  Muscular Strength  Muscular Endurance  Flexibility  Body Composition

Cardiorespiratory Endurance  How effectively your heart and lungs work when you exercise and how quickly they return to normal.  Exercises include power walking, running, biking, jumping rope, swimming, playing ball etc..

Muscular Strength  How much force you can exert at one time or how much weight you can lift one time.  Exercises include push ups, pull ups, sit ups, squats, leg lifts, trunk lift, etc…

Muscular Muscular Endurance  The ability of a muscle to repeatedly exert force over a long period of time.  Exercises include power walking, running, biking, jumping rope, step ups, push ups, pull ups, sit ups, leg lifts, etc..

Flexibility  The ability of your body’s joints to move easily through a full range of motion.  You can easily bend, turn, and stretch your body.  Exercises include calf stretch, hamstring stretch, flamingos, shoulder stretch, deltoid stretch, etc…

Body Composition  The ratio of body fat to lean body tissue, such as muscle, bone, and fluid.  Ways to measure body composition include skinfold calipers, BMI, and Hydrostatic weighing, etc..