Heritage Middle School

Health and Physical Education Department

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Physical Education Period:

Health-Related and Skill-Related Components of Fitness

Physical Fitness is made up of both health-related and skill-related fitness:

A. Health-related fitness items relate to how well the systems of your body
operate
- For Example: Is your heart an efficient pump? Are your muscles in
good
shape?
There are 5 health-related components of fitness
1. Muscular Endurance: ability to use muscles for long periods of time
2. Muscular Strength: ability of the muscles to exert a force one time
3. Body Composition: ratio of fat to muscle, bone and other body
tissues that compose your body
4. Cardiovascular Endurance: ability of the heart, blood, and
respiratory system to supply necessary fuel and oxygen to muscles
during exercise
5. Flexibility: the range of movement possible at various joints

B. Skill-related fitness items are factors which relate to you becoming an

athlete
- For example: Are you fast? Do you have good eye-hand
coordination?
There are 6 skill-related components of fitness
1. Agility: ability to change the position and to control the movements
of your whole body
2. Balance: ability to keep an upright posture while either standing still
or moving
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Health and Physical Education Department

3. Coordination: integration of eye, hand, and foot movements

4. Power: ability to do strength performances at a rapid pace. Strength
and speed are both involved in power
5. Reaction Time: amount of time it takes to get moving once your
senses signal the need to move
6. Speed: ability to cover a distance in a short time period.
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