Physical fitness refers to the ability to perform daily tasks with alertness and vigor. There are two main components of physical fitness - health-related fitness and skills-related fitness. Health-related fitness includes cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, and body composition. Skills-related fitness consists of coordination, speed, balance, power, agility, and reaction time. The document discusses these components of physical fitness and provides examples of tests to measure aspects of health-related fitness like BMI, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, and strength.
10. Physically fit individual
-fit people are considered
physically fit if they can
perform their daily work
efficiently and effectively
with alertness and vigor.
15. Health-Related Fitness
-ability of the heart, lungs
and blood vessels to deliver
oxygen to working muscles
and tissues, as well as the
ability of those muscles and
tissues to utilize the
oxygen.
17. Health-Related Fitness
2. Body Composition
- is the amount of muscle, fat,
bone, cartilage etc that makes
up our bodies. A healthy
amount of fat for a man is
between 15&18% and for
women is higher at 20-25%.
19. BMI (Body Mass Index)
Weight- The heaviness or lightness of
the person.
Height- Distance between the feet on
the floor to the top of the head in
standing position.
Waist Circumference
-To measure visceral fat which
contributes to more risk of
cardiovascular disease and diabetes
45. PHYSICALLY FIT-PEOPLE ARE CONSIDERED PHYSICALLY FIT IF
THEY CAN PERFORM THEIR DAILY WORK EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY WITH ALERTNESS AND VIGOR.
COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS
HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS
1. CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ENDURANCE
2. MUSCULAR STRENGTH
3. FLEXIBILITY
4. STRENGTH
5. MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
6. BODY COMPOSITION
SKILLS-RELATED FITNESS
COORDINATION
SPEED
BALANCE
POWER
AGILITY
REACTION TIME