Components of Fitness and Health

Health
A state of complete emotional, physical, social, well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity

Fitness

The ability to meet the demands of the environment

Exercise

A form of physical activity done to maintain or improve health and/or fitness not competitive sport

Performance

How well a task is completed

The Cycle
Improve Exercise improves Health and Fitness which then improves performance

Components of Fitness

Areas we can train to improve so we can meet the demands for our activity

The 11 Components of Fitness:
Speed
Agility
Balance
Coordination
Reaction Time
Power
Cardiovascular fitness
Body composition
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Flexibility

Cardiovascular Fitness:
High level - Work entire body for long period of time
Achieved- supplying the body with enough oxygen so it can continue to release energy, provided the intensity of the activity is not too great
Important to health - Number of cardiovascular…