Basic Principles of Physical Fitness Ms. De La Cruz EDUC 512 1.
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Basic Principles of Physical Fitness
Ms. De La CruzEDUC 512
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Five Health-Related Components of Physical Fitness
• Health-related fitness = physical capacities that contribute to health
1. Cardiovascular endurance = the body's ability to prolonged, large-muscle, dynamic exercise at moderate-to-high levels of intensity.
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Health-Related Components of Physical Fitness
2. Muscular strength
= the amount of force a muscle can produce with a single maximum effort
2. Muscular strength
= the amount of force a muscle can produce with a single maximum effort
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Health-Related Components of Physical Fitness
3. Muscular endurance
= the muscle's or group of muscles ability to
remain contracted or to contract repeatedly
Health-Related Components of Physical Fitness
4. Flexibility4. Flexibility
= the range of motion = the range of motion in a joint or group of in a joint or group of jointsjoints
4. Flexibility4. Flexibility
= the range of motion = the range of motion in a joint or group of in a joint or group of jointsjoints
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Health-Related Components of Physical Fitness
5. Body Composition
= the proportion of fat and fat-free (muscle,
bone, and water) in the body.
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