physical components of fitness

Flexibility

The wide range of movements possible at a joint sports such as gymnastics golf martial art

Cardiovascular/ aerobic endurance

The ability to supply oxygen around the body for long period of time

Sports lasting more than 30 minutes

Such as football basketball cycling tennis and netball

Muscular endurance

The ability for the muscle to keep on working for a long period of time without tiring

Sports lasting more then 30 minutes such as long distance swimming or cycling and boxing

Speed

How quickly you can move your body or body parts

Important for sports for fats movement such as netball and tennis

100 meter sprinter need better speed because Is shorter distances

Speed = distance ➗time

Muscular strength

The maximum force that can be generated by a muscles

Sports events that require high level of force

Example body builder or a athlete

Body composition

The ratio of fat mass to Lean mass

(Fat muscle bone )

Lean mass : they can quickly move like an athlete