1. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity : Skills-related Fitness
Chapter 1: Fitness and Wellness for All
Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity : Skills-related Fitness

2. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
What is Skills-related Fitness?

3. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Answer: Six fitness components which helps you perform well in sports and activities.  
Questions: What are the SIX components of skill-related fitness?

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Answer
The six skill-related fitness components are
agility,
balance,
coordination,
power,
speed, and
reaction time.
agility
balance
coordination
power
speed
reaction time

5. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
What is agility and what activities require it?

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Answer
Agility is the ability to change directions quickly. Sports that require it include
Soccer,
wrestling,
running back in football,
ice skating, and others?

7. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
What is balance and what activities require it?

8. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Answer
Balance is the ability to maintain an upright posture when standing still or moving. Sports that require it are
ice skating,
gymnastics,,
skiing, and others?

9. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
What is coordination and what activities require it?

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Answer
Coordination is the ability to use your senses (such as eyesight) together with body parts (such as hands or feet). Sports that require it are
catching and hitting in baseball,
kicking in football or soccer,
tennis,
golf, and others?

11. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
What is power? What sports require power?

12. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Answer
Power is the ability to exert force very quickly (using strength and speed together). Sports that require power are
putting the shot or throwing discus in track,
jumping in volleyball,
hitting the long ball in softball or baseball,
high jumping in track, and
others?

13. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
What is speed and what activities require it?

14. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Answer
Speed is the ability to cover a distance in a short period of time. Sports that require it are
sprinting in track,
swimming fast,
running the bases in softball and baseball,
sprinting in soccer, and
others?

15. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
What is reaction time and what activities require it?

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Answer
Reaction time is the amount of time it takes you to get moving once you know you realize the need to act. Sports that require it are
the start in track sprints,
the start in swimming,
reacting in karate or fencing, and
others?

17. Question
What is meant by self-management, and what are some self-management skills?

18. Answer
Self-management describes the ability to perform an action that helps you change a behavior, such as becoming active for a lifetime.
Some examples include self-assessment, goal setting, self-monitoring, and self-planning.

19. Question
What are some essential things people with good self-management skills do?

20. Answer
People with good self-management skills
speak with others about helping define priorities.
personalize their goals.
consider goals for all parts of fitness.
learn principles of time management.
self-assess and re-evaluate their goals periodically.

21. Question
What are the stages of physical activity?

22. Answer
The Stages of Physical Activity are:
Couch potatoe – doing little or no activity
Inactive thinker – thinking about beginning activity
Planner – planning to be active
Activator – beginning an activity program
Active exerciser – the ultimate goal: doing regular activity

23. Question
How active are teenagers?

24. Answer
Many teens are not active exercisers.
Girls are less active than boys in all types of activity other than flexibility exercises.
Activity levels decrease as teens get older.

25. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
What is the Stairway to Lifetime Fitness? Describe the steps in the stairway. How is moving up the stairway helpful to becoming active and fit?

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27. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
Question
How is moving up the stairway helpful to becoming active and fit?

28. Lesson 1.3: Fitness Through Physical Activity
As you climb the stairway you become more independent (less dependent)in your own fitness program by:
Become physically active (DO)
Become more fit
Learn to self-assess your own fitness
Learn to plan your own program and self-management skills
Learn to solve problems and make good decisions
Become fit and active for the rest of your life

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